02164cam a2200361 i 4500 15176331 EG-ScBUE 20240502091232.0 080211t2008 nyuab f b 001 0 eng d 1592577911 9781592577910 DLC eng rda DLC DLC EG-ScBUE aw----- 956.04 BAR 22 Bard, Mitchell Geoffrey, 1959- author. 39327 The complete idiot's guide to Middle East conflict / by Mitchell G. Bard, Ph.D. Middle East conflict Fourth edition. New York : Alpha Books / The Penguin Group, [2008] c2008 xxxiii, 462 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm rdacontent text txt unmediated rdamedia n volume nc rdacarrier "Get a handle on the problems of a war-torn region" -- on cover. Includes bibliographical references and index. Part 1. In the beginning. Who cares about the Middle East? -- The chosen people -- Part 2. Religion and politics mix. Welcome to the empire -- The Crescent moon -- The Nationalist wave -- Part 3. The great war's spoils. Trouble brewing in Palestine -- This land is my land, this land is your land -- Fighting Hitler and Great Britain -- A state of their own -- The Jewish war of independence -- Part 4. A state for the Jews. The wanted and the unwanted -- We've got a state, now what? -- War over Suez Part 5. War and peace. Six days to victory -- No war, no peace -- Israel's day of infamy -- Peace at last -- Holy warriors -- Iran and Iraq go to war -- Israel's Vietnam -- Part 6. Inching toward peace. Sticks and stones and breaking bones -- Saddam crosses the line -- Bush turns the screws -- Part 7. Why can't we all get along? The oldest city's new rulers -- The shot heard 'round the world -- O Jerusalem! -- Waiting for the Messiah. Arab-Israeli conflict. BUEsh 2523 Middle East History 20th century. BUEsh 37123 BUSBOL March2016 Reading book ddc BB 20238 20210 0 0 ddc 0 0 Baccah MAIN MAIN 2ND 2016-03-09 Purchase 160.00 22353 1 14 956.04 BAR 000039448 2025-07-15 00:00:00 2016-10-19 200.00 BB