Rogan, Eugene L.

The Arabs : a history / Eugene Rogan. - New York : Basic Books, c2009. - vii, 553 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

From Cairo to Istanbul -- The Arab challenge to Ottoman rule -- The Egyptian empire of Muhammad ’Ali -- The perils of reform -- The first wave of colonialism : North Africa -- Divide and rule : World War I and the postwar settlement -- The British empire in the Middle East -- The French empire in the Middle East -- The Palestine disaster and its consequences -- The rise of Arab nationalism -- The decline of Arab nationalism -- The age of oil -- The power of Islam -- After the Cold War.

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Arab nationalism.
Petroleum industry and trade--Arab countries.
Islam and politics--Arab countries.
Imperialism.
Industria del petróleo--Historia--Paises árabes.
Imperialismo.
Islamismo y política.


Arab countries--History--1517-1918.
Arab countries--History--20th century.
Palestine--History--Partition, 1947.
Arabes--Historia .
Países árabes--Historia--Siglo XX.
Países árabes--Historia--1517-1918.
Palestina--Historia--Partición, 1947.

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