Peretz, Don,  1922- <br/><br/>
The Middle East today / 
Don Peretz. 
 - 5th ed. 
 - New York :  Praeger,  c1988. 
 - ix, 583 p. :  maps ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical reference and index. 
<br/><br/>Maps -- Preface -- What Is the Middle East? -- Islam: Past and Present -- Rise and Fall of the Ottomans -- The Middle East and the West before World War I -- The Middle East and the West since World War I -- Arab Nationalism -- Modern Turkey -- Origins of Modern Egypt -- Revolutionary Egypt -- Zionism -- The State of Israel -- The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan -- The Republic of Lebanon -- The Republic of Syria -- Iraq -- The Arabian Peninsula -- Iran -- Epilogue -- Selected Bibliography -- Index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>027592839X (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>88017931 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Middle East--Politics and government.