About this title: Attempts to explain the influence on the Middle East of the imperial powers after the end of World War I. This book describes the British objection to Pan-Arabism and shows how this led to the creation of artificial and small states which later became oil-rich.
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Description: Acceptable. Ships from the UK. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. read more
Edition: First edition. American ed.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, New York
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780805008579ISBN:0805008578
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Scarce in hard cover. Book is a definitive account of how the modern Middle East came into being, and why it is in upheaval today. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Date Published: 25/04/1991
ISBN-13:9780140154450ISBN:0140154450
Description: Used-Good. Book in good or better condition. Dispatched same day from warehouse. Please email with any questions for quick response. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780140154450ISBN:0140154450
Description: Paperback, ex-library, with usual stamps and markings, in good all round condition. Ships within 24 hours. pp., 500grams, ISBN: 0140154450. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt & Co
Date Published: 1989-07
ISBN-13:9780805008579ISBN:0805008578
Description: Good. Excellent customer service. May ship from alternate location depending on your zip code and availability. Satisfaction guaranteed! ! read more
Edition: First American Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company, New York
Date Published: 1989
Description: Hardcover with dustjacket in protective mylar cover. Very good condition. Library discard. Takes a fresh look at the Middle East viewing Allied policy from 1914 onwards as the culmination of the nineteenth-century Great Game, in whch Russia played a leading role. Fromkin reveals how and why the Allies came to remake the geography and politics of the Middle East, drawing lines on an empty map that eventually became the new countries of Iraq, Israel, Jordan and Lebanon. Focusing on the formative ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780805008579ISBN:0805008578
Description: Fair. No dust jacket. Ex-library. Binding coming loose from spine. An acceptable used ex-library copy. Library markings. Pages are somewhat worn. Cover worn with some creases. Worn edges and corners. Binding somewhat weak and cracked. read more
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