Gelvin, James L., 1951-
New York : Oxford University Press, c2011.
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Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• From late antiquity to the dawn of a new age — Gunpowder empires — The Middle East and the modern world system — War, diplomacy, and the new global balance of power — Defensive developmentalism — Imperialism — Wasif Jawhariyyeh and the great nineteenth-century transformation — The life of the mind — Secularism and modernity — Constitutionalism — State-building by decree — State-building by revolution and conquest — The introduction and spread of nationalism — The origins of the Israeli-Palestinian dispute — State and society in the contemporary Middle East : an old/new relationship — Oil — The United States and the Middle East — Israel, the Arab states, and the Palestinians — The Iranian revolution — Political Islam — The Middle East in the age of globalization .

Subjects:

• Middle East — History.
• Nationalism — Middle East — History.
• Secularism — Middle East — History.
• Islam and politics — Middle East — History.
• Middle East — Politics and government.

Requested by Zaman, M.