{"product_id":"a-history-of-the-middle-east-fifth-edition","title":"A History of the Middle East: Fifth Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe definitive history of the Middle East that provides the historical context to today's headlines - now in its fifth edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The best overall survey of the politics, regional rivalries and economics of the contemporary Arab World.\" -\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the most crucial, volatile, and complex regions of the modern world, the Middle East has long confounded the dreams of conquerors and peacemakers alike. This now-classic book, and still the essential work on the subject, follows the historic struggles of the Middle East from Napoleon’s campaign in Egypt and Syria, through the slow decline and fall of the Ottoman Empire, to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the history of Islam and its recent resurgence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor this new fifth edition (2019), Economist journalist and Middle East correspondent Nicolas Pelham has written extensive new material examining recent developments throughout the Middle East, including the aftermaths of the 'Arab Spring', the situation in Iran, thecontinuing Arab-Israeli conflict and the unfolding disasters of theSyrian and Yemeni civil war.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peace and Release HK Bookstore 中東伊斯蘭文化雜貨店","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44843481858150,"sku":null,"price":199.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/6125\/4246\/files\/1B167251-C6AA-4722-AA71-3CD7B3B1970B.jpg?v=1773143901","url":"https:\/\/peaceandreleasehkbookstore.myshopify.com\/products\/a-history-of-the-middle-east-fifth-edition","provider":"Peace and Release HK Bookstore 中東伊斯蘭文化雜貨店","version":"1.0","type":"link"}