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In the revised and expanded second edition of The New Middle East: What Everyone Needs to Know, renowned Middle East scholar James L. Gelvin explains how in the aftermath of the collapse of the USSR, the American invasion of Iraq, and the Arab uprisings of 2010-11, a new Middle East has emerged.

Now in its fourth edition, this award-winning account of the conflict between Israel and Palestine offers a compelling, accessible and balanced introduction for students and general readers, which now features new material on the Oslo Accord and the Trump presidency, alongside an expanded glossary, biographical sketches and further reading.

The fourth edition of this award-winning account of the conflict between Israel and Palestine for students and general readers.

The US invasion of Iraq in 2003 and the Arab uprisings of 2010-11 left indelible imprints on the Middle East. Yet, these events have not reshaped the region as pundits once predicted. With this volume, top experts on the region offer wide-ranging considerations of the characteristics, continuities, and discontinuities of the contemporary Middle East, addressing topics from international politics to political Islam, hip hop to human security. ...

The US invasion of Iraq in 2003 and the Arab uprisings of 2010-11 left indelible imprints on the Middle East. Yet, these events have not reshaped the region as pundits once predicted. With this volume, top experts on the region offer wide-ranging considerations of the characteristics, continuities, and discontinuities of the contemporary Middle East, addressing topics from international politics to political Islam, hip hop to human security. ...

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In the wake of the Soviet Union's collapse, the 2003 American invasion of Iraq, and the Arab uprisings of 2010-2011, a new Middle East took shape. In this book, James L. Gelvin explores these changes, offering a succinct overview of the region's recent political and cultural historical developments. He focuses particularly on the uprisings and their aftermath, the Syrian Civil War, ISIS, and those factors that threaten the lives of the region'...

Written in a lively and clear style by one of the leading scholars in modern Middle Eastern history~Clearly traces the origins and history of the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), the ideological factors that made it unique among jihadi groups, the reasons for its successes, and its future~Pays special attention to the Syrian uprising, emphasizing the extent to which it was militarized and sectarianized, and forecasts possible outcomes~Includes an ex...

Now entering its third edition, James L. Gelvin's award-winning account of the conflict between Israelis and their forebears, on the one hand, and Palestinians and theirs, on the other, offers a compelling, accessible and current introduction for students and general readers. Newly updated to take into account the effects of the 2010-11 Arab uprisings on the conflict and the recognition of Palestinian statehood by the United Nations, the book ...

Railroads linked remote hinterlands with cities, overland and undersea cables connected distant continents. This title recounts the enduring consequences these technological, economic, social, and cultural revolutions had on Muslim communities from North Africa to South Asia, the Indian Ocean and China.

Il conflitto tra israeliani e palestinesi, e rispettivi progenitori, dura da oltre cent'anni. James Gelvin ne offre una ricostruzione storica completa e aggiornata al 2006, partendo dalla metà dell'Ottocento, quando gli abitanti della Palestina ottomana e gli ebrei dell'Europa orientale cominciarono a definirsi come "comunità nazionali" e in breve diedero origine a due movimenti nazionalisti contrapposti, che rivendicano ancora oggi la proprie...

Now in its third edition, James L. Gelvin's award-winning account is a balanced, compelling, accessible and current introduction for students and general readers.

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Questo libro ricostruisce gli ultimi cinquecento anni di storia del Medio Oriente a partire dall'ipotesi generale secondo cui i problemi drammatici che caratterizzano la situazione attuale dipendono in buona parte almeno da cause storiche che affondano le loro radici nel passato di quella regione. In particolare, Gelvin si concentra sul processo di definitivo sfaldamento dell'Impero ottomano e sulle sue conseguenze, soprattutto la costruzione ...