A Brief History of the Middle East: From Abraham to Arafat (Brief History Series) - Softcover

Catherwood, Christopher

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0786717009 ISBN 13: 9780786717002

Publisher: Avalon Publishing Group, 2006

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"This compelling volume raises eerie echoes of present day Iraq."

Synopsis:

In The Brief History of the Middle East author Christopher Catherwood attempts to show how our entire world is ultimately shaped by events that have unfolded or have their origin in the Middle East. Catherwood insists that, unless we allow ignorance to blind uswhich to a certain extent it already hasthe Middle East must not be viewed as "some strange place over there. " Three of the world's major organized religionsJudaism, Christianity, and Islamall stem from the area, as do defining civilizations from Ancient Egypt to Babylonia. Catherwood examines this storied region through the lens of the present by asking these questions. How did the Palestinian issue arise? Why does Osama bin Laden harp on the glories of Moorish Spain? Why did Islamic extremism come to be a substitute for Arab socialist nationalism for so many? Today's headlines have clear historical explanations, and The Brief History of the Middle East will bring that concept into focus.

About this edition

• Publisher: Avalon Publishing Group
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0786717009
• ISBN 13: 9780786717002
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400