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OverviewAs David Lesch writes in his Preface, ""Historians are a kind of secular priesthood, seemingly endowed with the power and means to select what is and what is not important for the rest of us."" In A History of the Middle East Since the Rise of Islam, Lesch focuses on the longue durée. Choosing the rise of Islam as the general beginning point of his one-volume history of the Middle East, Lesch argues that there is an indelible link between the rise of Islam and the overall environment that exists today in the region. The continuum of this chain of events is the primary focus of his book. Combining a comprehensive approach and an appealing, informal tone, Lesch offers the reader enough specifics to digest the flavor of particular periods, dynasties, movements, cultural markers, and ideological developments, yet general enough so that the totality of this history can be compared and contrasted. The result is a brilliant tour de force. Full Product DetailsAuthor: David W. LeschPublisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 23.70cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 15.60cm Weight: 0.816kg ISBN: 9780197587140ISBN 10: 0197587143 Pages: 496 Publication Date: 22 June 2023 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of Contents"CONTENTS List of Maps Spotlight Boxes Preface Note on the Text About the Author 1 INTRODUCTION Notes 2 THE RISE OF ISLAM The International Setting Pre-Islamic Arabia Life of the Prophet Muhammad Primary Sources Thabit: The Death of the Knight Rabia, Called Boy Longlocks Surah Al-Fatiha (The Opening) Surah LXXV, The Resurrection Key Terms Notes 3 RASHIDUN Succession and Ridda War Islamic Conquests Fitna Primary Sources The Battle of Ajnadin (or Ajnadain) Tabarîi: '""The Death of 'Uthman,""' ,""' from Tthe History of Prophets and Kings Key Terms Notes 4 ARAB KINGDOM Sufyanids Marwanids I Marwanids II Primary Sources The Death of al-Husayn ibn Ali Hasan al-Basri: Letter to Umar II Key Terms Notes 5 ISLAMIC EMPIRE Revolution and Consolidation Of Golden Primes and Civil War Breakdown Primary Sources Harun al-Rashid and the Succession Arrangement Key Terms Notes 6 FRAGMENTATION Buyids Fatimids Islamic Spain Primary Sources The Cities of Egypt: Alexandria and al-Fustat Abd al-Rahman III of al-Andalus Key Terms Notes 7 FROM EAST AND WEST The Seljuks The Mongols The Crusades Primary Sources Selections from The Muqaddimah by Ibn Khaldun' Ibn al-Athir: from The Great History Robert the Monk's Account of Pope Urban II's Call to Crusade Ibn al-Athir, X, 185--190, 193--195 ""Imad al-Din al-Asfahani relays Salah al-Din."" Key Terms Notes 8 IN THE WAKE OF THE MONGOLS The Mamluks The Ottomans The Safavids Primary Sources Kritovoulos: from Tthe History of Mehmed Position and Orders Given the Generals Letters from Selim and Ismail Key Terms Notes 9 RISE, RESISTANCE, RETREAT, AND REFORM The Age of Sulayman the Magnificent European Pressure Ottoman Reform Movement Primary Sources Poem written by Sulayman the Magnificent to his wife, Hurrem Sultan (Roxelana) The Gülhane Proclamation, (1839) Jamal al-Din al-Afghani,"", ""Commentary on the Commentator"" Key Terms Notes 10 INFLECTION POINT The Hamidian Era and the Young Turks World War I in the Middle East Postwar Agreements and Mandate System Primary Sources Negib Azoury: Program of the League of the Arab Fatherland Excerpts from the Hussein-McMahon Correspondence, (July 14, 1915--January. 25, 1916) The Sykes-Picot Agreement, 1916 The Balfour Declaration, 1917 British Declaration to Seven Arab Spokesmen Key Terms Notes 11 THE SHAPING OF THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST Cold Wars Arab--Israeli Conflict 1979 and Iits Aftermath Primary Sources United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181 Speech by President Nasser on Nationalization of the Suez Canal Remarks by Golda Meir to President Sadat in the Knesset, November 21, 1977 Excerpts from speech by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat to the Israeli Knesset, November 20, 1977. Camp David Accords: The Framework for Peace in the Middle East Annual State of the Union Message (1980) (the Carter Doctrine), 1980 ""Palestinians, America and the U.N."" Op-ed in the New York Times, January. 20, 2011, bBy Hanan Ashrawi Key Terms Notes 12 MIDDLE EAST AGONISTES 9/11 The 2003 Invasion of Iraq The Arab Spring Primary Sources Excerpt from President George W. Bush's State of the Union Speech, January 2002 (excerpt) Statement by President Trump on Jerusalem, December 2017 Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas Reacts to Trump's Announcement Excerpts from Speech by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to the Syrian Parliament Addressing the Mounting Protests, March 30, 2011 Shirin Ebadi, 2003 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Nobel Lecture, December. 10, 2003. Key Terms Notes For Further Reading Glossary Photo Credits Index"ReviewsA History of the Middle East is a clear, well-balanced book introducing the Middle East by a well-experienced scholar. -Erik Goldstein, Boston University A History of the Middle East is a fine, ambitious effort at covering 1,400+ years of Middle East political, religious, and cultural history in one engaging, accessible volume. -Andrew Wender, University of Victoria Author InformationDavid W. Lesch is the Ewing Halsell Distinguished Professor of History in the Department of History at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. He received his M.A. and PhD in Middle East History from Harvard University. Dr. Lesch is the author or editor of sixteen books and overall has over 140 publications. He has also published numerous articles in leading journals, chapters in books, and opinion essays in such noted publications as The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, The Boston Globe, Foreign Policy, and CNN.com. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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