CUPRINS

1. Prefata la editia a treia (Nicolas Pelham) - pag. 11

2. Introducere: de la antic la modern - pag. 13

3. Islamul in defensive, 1800 - pag. 48

4. Egiptul sub Muhammad Ali: rival al otomanilor - pag. 59

5. Lupta pentru reforma, 1840 - 1900 - pag. 76

6. Marea Britanie in Egipt, 1882 - 1914 - pag. 99

7. Turci si arabi - pag. 129

8. Factorul persan - pag. 151

9. Bolnavul moare: 1918 - pag. 164

10. Interregnul anglo-francez: 1918 - 1939 - pag. 182
Impartirea Orientului arab. Anii interbelici – (I) Irak. (II) Siria si Liban. (III) Palestina si Transiordania

11. Al Doilea Razboi Mondial si perioada postbelica - pag. 233
Reactii in Orientul Mijlociu: nationalism, panarabism si islam

12. Aparitia Superputerilor si Era Nasser: 1950 - 1970 - pag. 254
13. Anii turbulenti - pag. 296
Ascensiunea statelor petroliere. Initiative egiptene. Israel/Palestina si victima libaneza. Reafirmare islamica, revolutie si razboi. Provocarea mondiala a Irakului

14. Pax Americana - pag. 357
Injosirea Irakului. Arbitrarea conflictului arabo-israelian. Oportunitatea de pace ratata de Israel. Promisiunea ambigua de democratizare. Dezvoltarea teologiei musulmane a eliberarii. Globalizarea jihadului islamic

15. Bellum Americanum - pag. 412
Convertirea Irakului la siism. Contraatacul sunnit. Razboiul civil in Irak si victoria siitilor. Ascensiunea miscarilor populare in intreaga regiune. Factorii nestatali sunniti. Apararea vechii oranduiri: relansarea regimurilor de securitate in regiune. Pregatirea infruntarii finale.

16. Schimbare de regim dinaunrtru, nu din afara - pag. 467
Autocrati vechi si noi. Noul vechi Orient Mijlociu

17. Note de lectura - pag. 499

18. Postfata (Valentin Naumescu) - pag. 509
Istoria unei crize fara sfarsit ? Orientul Mijlociu, de doua sute de ani in cautarea compatibilitatii cu modernitatea

19. Indice - pag. 519 ( )

1/14/23

OK. So now we're on the Fourth Edition. I find much truth and wisdom in previous reviews but in the Chapter "Pax Americana" I found numerous typos and hanging clauses. It's after this point that the book begins to lose coherence. The author jumps from country to country and from time to time so that -- unless one has an exceptionally good memory for the material that has preceded -- one may become a bit lost. ( )

http://nwhyte.livejournal.com/1352235.html#cutid1

This really covers only the last two centuries - the period to 1800 is covered in a breathless 35-page first chapter - but I learnt a lot from it. Although I knew the general outline of the fall of the Ottoman Empire (including the Arab revolt) and was also fairly familiar with the highlights of post-1948 history, there was a lot from the three decades between that was new to me, specifically the various imperialist engagements with Arab governments and governance. Really the notion that the US and/or the Europeans could be credible advocates of democracy in the Middle East was always nonsense. ( )

Although the last chapter is outdated since the book was published in 1991, this is a very readable and utilitarian history book. ( )