{"product_id":"a-history-of-the-middle-east-peter-mansfield","title":"A History of the Middle East (Peter Mansfield)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe definitive history of the Middle East, now updated in its fifth edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The best overall survey of the politics, regional rivalries and economics of the contemporary Arab world' \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver  the centuries the Middle East has confounded the dreams of conquerors  and peacemakers alike. This now-classic book follows the historic  struggles of the region over the last two hundred years, from Napoleon's  assault on Egypt, through the slow decline and fall of the Ottoman  Empire, to the painful emergence of modern nations. It is now fully  updated with extensive new material examining recent developments  including the aftermaths of the 'Arab Spring', the continuing  Arab-Israeli conflict and the Syrian and Yemeni civil wars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An excellent political overview' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Mansfield was born in 1928 in India. In 1955 he joined the British Foreign Office and went to Lebanon to study Arabic at the Middle East Centre for Arabic Studies. From 1961 to 1967 he was the Middle East correspondent for the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He became one of Britain's foremost experts on the region. Peter Mansfield died in 1996.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNicolas Pelham is The Economist's Middle East correspondent. He began working in Cairo as editor of the \u003ci\u003eMiddle East Times\u003c\/i\u003e and since then has spent 30 years studying, travelling and writing in the region. He has worked for the BBC Arabic Service and \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e and writes for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eA New Muslim Order\u003c\/i\u003e (2008) and \u003ci\u003eHoly Lands\u003c\/i\u003e (2016) which explores the region's pluralist past. Taking occasional breaks from journalism, he has worked as a Middle East analyst for the International Crisis Group, the United Nations and the Royal Institute of International Affairs. In 2017 he won the Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Journalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format, Englisch, 608 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65890172895581,"sku":"K075130596","price":17.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/7513059600001A.jpg?v=1789112986","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/a-history-of-the-middle-east-peter-mansfield","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}