Backmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. INTRODUCTION ix
4. PREFACE TO THE REVISED EDITION xiii
5. PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION xv
6. PART I. THE BACKGROUND
7. 1. The Geographic Factor 3
8. 2. The Enduring Cultural Factor 21
9. PART II. THE RECENT NEAR EAST
10. 3. Political Highlights Down to the End of the First World War 41
11. 4. The Period Between the Wars 55
12. 5. The Period of the Second World War 92
13. PART III. PROBLEMS OF THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE
14. 6. Strategic and Economic Problems 119
15. 7. Social Problems 140
16. 8. Problems of the Foreign Powers 164
17. 9. The Problem of Palestine 192
18. 10. Major Events Since 1946 213
19. 11. The United States, the Near East, and the Future 237
20. Appendix. Suggested Reading 255
21. INDEX 265
22. Backmatter 284