A history of the Middle East : from antiquity to the present day / (Record no. 1786)
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| fixed length control field | 03179cam a22002057a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781859642207 (pbk.) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 1859642209 (pbk.) |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | CUS |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 956 |
| Item number | COR/H |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Corm, Georges. |
| 245 12 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | A history of the Middle East : from antiquity to the present day / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Georges Corm ; translated by Hala Khawam. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st English-language ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Reading, UK : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Garnet Pub., |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2010. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 229 p. ; |
| Dimensions | 22 cm. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Arabesques of Geography and History<br/>1 Geographic and Human Definitions<br/>An area with undefined boundaries<br/>Intertwining mountains, deserts, and seas<br/>2 The Middle East: Heart and Crossroads of<br/>Civilizations<br/>An extraordinary cultural wealth<br/>The birth of the city, deities, and writing<br/>Population complexity<br/>The geology ofcultures in the Middle East<br/>3 The Major Strata of Middle Eastern<br/>History<br/>Mesopotamian history (also called Babylonian,<br/>Chaldean, and Assyrian)<br/>The history of Anatolia<br/>The Crusades in the Middle East (1096-1291)<br/>and the Mongol Conquests (1227-1260)<br/>The history ofthe Iranian empires<br/>Egypt and the Middle East<br/>Part II<br/>The Modern Middle East<br/>4 The Fall of Empires and the Rise of<br/>Western Powers<br/>Decadence of the East, renaissance ofthe West<br/>A deeply de-structuring conquest<br/>The three main models ofresistance to<br/>European domination<br/>5 The Middle East under European<br/>Domination<br/>European rivalries and new territorial<br/>partitions (1798—1918)<br/>Direct Anglo—French domination over the<br/>Arab world (1919—1956)<br/>6 The Middle East Caught between the<br/>Cold War, Oil Resources, and the Arab-Israeli<br/>Conflict<br/>U.S.—Soviet rivalries in the East<br/>The uncontrollable Arab—Israeli conflict and<br/>the Nasserite epic<br/>The war of October 1973, the rise of<br/>Saudi Arabia, and the implosion of Lebanon<br/>The inexorable rise ofradical Islam in the<br/>Middle East, the Iranian Isolation, and the<br/>Iran-Iraq war<br/>7 The First Gulf War and its Aftermath<br/>Iraq under trusteeship<br/>The impossible emergence of a Palestinian state<br/>The re-ignition of conflicts in the Middle East<br/>despite Soviet decline<br/>8 The New Middle East under American<br/>Control: Hegemony, Democracy,<br/>and Terrorism<br/>Forced democratization?<br/>The Iraqi crisis: pre-emptive war and occupation<br/>Resolution 1559: destabilizing Lebanon and<br/>encircling Syria<br/>The eternal recurrence ofthe Palestinian tragedy<br/>Confrontation with Iran<br/>Turkey and its relations with the European Union<br/>The power vacuum in the Middle East<br/>Part III<br/>How to Address the Complexity of the Middle East<br/>9 Writing the History of the Middle East:<br/>Methodological Difficulties<br/>The advent of Islam in the Middle East: causes<br/>and consequences<br/>Writing national histories, an impossible task<br/>The influence ofreligion on historical narratives<br/>The necessary rehabilitation of secular<br/>historical criteria<br/>10 The Causes Behind the Decadence of<br/>Middle Eastern Civilizations<br/>Anthropological or historical causes?<br/>Western influence: a catalyst for renaissance<br/>or for more decadence?<br/>The economic and social question<br/>Sweeping upheavals |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Middle East |
| General subdivision | History. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Middle East |
| General subdivision | Relations |
| Geographic subdivision | Europe. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Europe |
| General subdivision | Relations |
| Geographic subdivision | Middle East. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | General Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession number | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Koha item type |
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| Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | General Book Section | 01/06/2016 | 956 COR/H | P11914 | 30/06/2023 | 24/05/2023 | General Books |