Author: Armajani, Yahya
Title: Middle East Past And Present
Description: Prentice Hall, 1970, 1st edition. Cloth, dj, VG/VG. xiv+432pp, b/w frontis, index, pencil underlining & marginalia to the first 120pp, otherwise a fine copy in a slightly edge rubbed & worn dustjacket. Hardback with dustjacket. ISBN: 0135815797 ¶ A history of the Middle East from a middle eastern persepective. Divided into four sections, the book deals with - the rise & fall of the Islamic Empire & the Umayyad Dynasty as well as the arts, culture, philosopy, science & ethics of the region at this time - The Ottoman Empire after the crusades & the Safavids of Iran - Western Imperialism & the Ottoman Empire, the awakening of nationalism & the Persian uprising - the Modern Middle East, effects of the Second World War & the Arab League.

Keywords: ISBN 0135815797, middle east, islam, history, arabic, arabic history 0135815797