Evolution of Arab nationalism from the Ottoman Empire to the present and changing power structure in the Middle East.

With intellectual rigor and careful attention to recently released papers, Wm. Roger Louis's study asks: Why did Britain's colonial empire begin to collapse in

This is the first detailed account of the confrontation between Britain and President Nasser of Egypt over the Colony of Aden and the surrounding protected stat

Surveys the history of the Fertile Crescent and the key factors that have shaped the Middle East conflict.

The term 'Fertile Crescent' is commonly used as shorthand for the group of territories extending around the Rivers Tigris and Euphrates. Here it is assumed to c