The age of jihad Islamic State and the great war for the Middle East 9781784784492, 9781786631664, 9781784784508, 9781784784485, 1784784494

Award winning journalist chronicles the major conflict of our times This is essential reading for anyone interested in t

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The age of jihad Islamic State and the great war for the Middle East
9781784784492, 9781786631664, 9781784784508, 9781784784485, 1784784494

Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) is one of the most important yet least understood Palestinian armed factions, both in te

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The dramatic rise of the Islamist State (IS) in 2014 spelled a game changer in the West’s fight against Islamic jihad. F

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The eruption of violent sectarianism in Iraq following the US invasion in 2003 brought the question of Sunni-Shi‘i relat

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The eruption of violent sectarianism in Iraq following the US invasion in 2003 brought the question of Sunni-Shi'i

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The translated explanation of the greater Israel "Oded Yonen" plan.

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At the dawn of the twentieth century, British intelligence agents began to venture in increasing numbers to the Arab lan

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The US invasion of Iraq in 2003 and the Arab uprisings of 2010–11 left indelible imprints on the Middle East. Yet, these

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How the idea of the Middle East emerged amid the contested waters and sands of the nineteenth-century Persian Gulf. Th

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"Kessler’s history is key to understanding the current situation between Israelis and Palestinians." —Booklist

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The First World War in the Middle East is an accessibly written military and social history of the clash of world empire

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