A Short History of the Middle East

Download or read book A Short History of the Middle East written by George E. Kirk and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-11-10 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, first published in 1948, grew out of a series of lectures delivered since the War at the Middle East Centre for Arab Studies to British students who required a solid grounding in Middle East history and politics to assist in fitting them for active careers in the region. These lectures, by a leading specialist on Middle Eastern history, generated such interest that they were adapted and published in book form for a wider reading public. The book forms a comprehensive introduction to the history of the Middle East.