Viking / Penguin, London, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Apart from a marking pen stripe on the bottom edge and very faint spotting of the top edge of the text block, there is no damage to describe. Illustrated with four maps, and with notes for further reading & index. The author drawing on his experience as a journalist and historian, explores two centuries of history in the Middle East from the 1800s through to the current time. It is a scholarly and meticulously research study which analyses the roots of the historical drama of the last 200 years without ignoring the prospects of this fascinating area in the 21st-century Â– paraphrasing the dust jacket blurb Full number line. Size: 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Middle East; Politics & Government. ISBN: 0670815152. ISBN/EAN: 9780670815159. Inventory No: 0274081. . 9780670815159

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Peter Mansfield (1928–1996) corresponded regularly for the Financial Times , Economist , and London Sunday Times on Middle Eastern affairs. The author and editor of numerous works, he is best known for his comprehensive study The Arabs .

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0274081
Title: A history of the Middle East
Author: Mansfield, Peter
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0670815152
ISBN 13: 9780670815159
Publisher: Viking / Penguin
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1991
Keywords: BZDB2 Middle East Egypt Turkey Persia Anglo-French English Israel Palestine Lebanese Syria Islamic reassertion History; Middle East; Politics & Government. Unbranded ISBN: 0670815152 EAN: 9780670815159 Mansfield, Peter A history of the Middle East

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