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Filiu, Jean-Pierre.
Middle East -- History.
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The
Middle
East
: a
political
history
from
395
to the
present
/ Jean-Pierre Filiu ; translated by Andrew Brown.
by
Filiu, Jean-Pierre.
Polity Press, 2023.
Call #:
956 F483m
Subjects
Middle
East
--
History
.
ISBN:
9781509556007 (hc)
Uniform title:
Milieu des mondes. English
Description:
viii, 392 p., 20 unnumbered p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Originally published as "Le Milieu des mondes" by Éditions du Seuil, 2021.
Translated from the French.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"The
Middle
East
, often referred to as the cradle of the three monotheisms, is saturated with symbolism. Situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa and Europe, it is a land marked by the rich confluence of religions and peoples. At the same time, it has been the focal point of endemic tensions and conflicts, many of which stretch back into the mists of time. In this new
history
of the
Middle
East
, Jean-Pierre Filiu looks beyond religion and focuses his attention on the processes by which powers and their areas of domination were established over time. His starting point is
395
AD, the year when the Roman Empire was divided into eastern and western halves: at that point, the
Middle
East
emerged as a specific entity, freed from external domination, and a Christianity of the
East
asserted itself, turned towards Byzantium rather than towards Rome. From this point on, Filiu follows a strictly
Middle
Eastern dynamics, tracing the rise and fall of powers linked to the three principal poles of Egypt, Syria and Iraq and recounting the procession of empires, invasions and assertions of imperialist ambition that have characterized the region since then. The book closes in 2022, when the men and women of the
Middle
East
are still struggling for the right to define their destiny by telling their stories in their own voices. This magisterial and up-to-date
history
of the
Middle
East
will be essential reading for students and scholars of
history
and politics and for anyone interested in
history
of one of the most important and contested regions of the modern world."--Publisher.
Other authors:
Brown, Andrew (Literary translator)
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