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A Short History of the Middle East: From Ancient Empires to Islamic State

By Gordon Kerr

Book information

Publisher
Oldcastle Books
Year
2016
ISBN
9781843446361, 9781843446378, 9781843446385, 9781843446392
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
493 kB (504741 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2023-01-03 13:21:57
History; Religion & Spirituality; Nonfiction; HIS0

Description

Informative, fascinating and extremely well-researched...Gordon Kerr's book is a mini masterpiece' - ABC Brisbane Situated at the crossroads of three continents, the Middle East has confounded the ambition of conquerors and peacemakers alike. Christianity, Judaism and Islam all had their genesis in the region but with them came not just civilisation and religion but also some of the great struggles of history. A Short History of the Middle East makes sense of the shifting sands of Middle Eastern History, beginning with the early cultures of the area and moving on to the Roman and Persian Empires; the growth of Christianity; the rise of Islam; the invasions from the east; Genghis Khan's Mongol hordes; the Ottoman Turks and the rise of radicalism in the modern world symbolised by Islamic State.

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