A brief history of the Middle East

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A fully updated history of the Middle East with a new section on the Iraq Invasion of 2003, the question of Iran and the full context of the Israeli/ Palestine conflict. This is an essential introduction for anyone who wants an understanding of the Middle East and the origins of its conflicts.

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This is not A Brief History of the Middle East. It is 13 chapters presenting historical events from the Middle East in chronological order in which the author gives his opinions on the chapter's subject. Opinions such as his are not necessarily uninteresting but should not be part of the generally very good “A Brief History” series that Robinson publishes. I get that the Middle East is a difficult subject but as a primer this is fairly useless to anyone new to the subject.

December 7, 2020