| Description |
1 online resource |
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Defining documents in world history |
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Defining documents in world history.
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| Contents |
Volume 1. Early, medieval, and early modern history -- The revolt of the Maccabees and Judean independence -- The Romans destroy the temple at Jerusalem -- Seeking advice from emperor Trajan regarding the Christians -- Novella 146: On Jews -- The Pact of Umar: Peace accord to the Christians of Syria -- Ibn Abd-el-Hakem on the Muslim conquest of Andalus -- History of the Patriarchs of the Coptic Church of Alexandria -- Muhammad al-Mawardi on Qadis -- Excerpt from "The Capture of Jerusalem" -- Ibn Battuta makes the pilgrimage to Mecca and travels to Baghdad -- Ibn Battuta's travels in Cairo, Damascus, and Jerusalem -- Ibn Battuta's travels to Mali -- Surrender treaty of the kingdom of Granada -- Ottoman endurance and collapse -- Treaty of Kuchuk Kainardji -- Battle of Navarino -- Firman of appointment of Muhammad Ali as Pasha of Egypt -- Proposal for the establishment of a native army in Algeria -- Letter threatening military reprisals by French on Moroccan pirates -- The conclusion of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78 -- The Mahdi uprising -- The death of General Gordon of Khartoum -- Theodor Herzl on the Jewish state -- The battle of Omdurman -- Samori Ture captured -- The D'Arcy oil concession -- Proclamation of the young Turks -- Hussein-McMahon correspondence -- Sykes-Picot agreement -- Balfour declaration -- Resolution of the General Syrian Congress -- Palestine mandate |
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Volume 2. Twentieth-century troubles -- White paper of 1939 -- Charter of the Arab League -- Truman statement on immigration into Palestine -- Truman Doctrine speech -- Declaration of the establishment of the state of Israel -- Proclamation of the Algerian National Liberation Front -- CIA summary of the overthrow of Premier Moassadeq of Iran -- Baghdad pact -- Gamal Abdel Nasser on the nationalization of the Suez Canal -- The Eisenhower Doctrine -- U.N. Security Council Resolution 242 on the Arab-Israeli conflict -- Palestinian national charter -- Camp David accords -- Ayatollah Khomeini on the "The Great Satan" -- Egypt-Israel peace treaty -- Documents relating to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan -- Oslo accords (Oslo I and Oslo II) -- Recent realities -- George W. Bush's address to the nation on military operations in Iraq -- Declaration of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi at the execution of Nicholas Berg -- U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973 on Libya -- U.N. report on the alleged use of chemical weapons in the Ghouta area of Damascus on 21 August 2013 -- Hassan Rouhani's address before the U.N. General Assembly -- Remarks by Abdullah II of Jordan before the U.N. General Assembly -- Benjamin Netanyahu: Speech before the U.N. General Assembly -- Gaza- Ten Years later -- Statement by President Donald Trump on Jerusalem |
| Summary |
This collection is organized into four historical groupings: Early, Medieval, and Early Modern History; Ottoman Endurance and Collapse; Twentieth-Century Troubles; and Recent Realities. Each document is supported by a critical essay, written by historians and teachers, that includes Summary Overview, Defining Moment, Author Biography, Document Analysis, and Essential Themes. Appendixes include a Chronological List, an annotated list of Web Resources, and a Bibliography |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
HISTORY -- Middle East -- General.
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| SUBJECT |
Middle East -- History -- Sources
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| Subject |
Middle East
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Sources
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Shally-Jensen, Michael, editor.
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| ISBN |
9781682177037 |
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1682177033 |
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