In 1955 he joined the british foreign office and went to lebanon to study arabic at the middle east centre for arabic studies. Mansfield clearly got to know and understand arabs. The internationally bestselling definitive history of the arab world, named a best book of the year by the financial times, the economist, and the atlantic now updated to cover the latest developments in the middle east. The author and editor of numerous works, he is best known for his comprehensive study the arabs. Drawing on his experiences as historian and journalist in the middle east, peter mansfield explores social, political and historical aspects from the preislamic nomads of arabia, the life of muhammad and the rise of arab power that followed to the western colonial period. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read a history of the middle east.
An excellent political overview guardian over the centuries the middle east has confounded the dreams of conquerors and peacemakers alike. Peter mansfield was a british political journalist. Peter mansfield 1928 1996 corresponded regularly for the financial times, economist, and london sunday times on middle eastern affairs. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. This book was published in 1976, way before current concerns about terrorism or clashes of civilizations but even then as he says in the chapter entitled. Traces the history of the arabs, surveys the modern arab states, and looks at their religion, culture, traditions, and politics. Over the centuries the middle east has confounded the dreams of conquerors and peacemakers alike. The new arabians by peter mansfield national library. He resigned from the british foreign service over the 1956 invasion of suez. Drawing on his experiences as historian and journalist in the middle east, peter mansfield explores social, political and historical aspects from the preislamic. A history of the middle east audiobook peter mansfield. A history of the middle east fourth edition revised and updated by. In this profound book peter mansfield, acclaimed author of the arabs, follows the historic struggles of the region over the last two hundred years, from napoleans assault on egypt, through the slow decline and fall of the ottoman empire, to the painful emergence of modern nations, the.
In this masterly work of synthesis, peter mansfield, drawing on his experience as a journalist and a historian, explores two centuries of history in the middle east. With world attention on arabisraeli peace negotiations, here is a timely. Peter mansfield was a learned british historian and journalist who made the arab world his lifes work. From 1961 to 1967 he was the middle east correspondent for the sunday times. The arabs by peter mansfield used good 9780140220674. Mansfield presents a countrybycountry survey of all the arab peoples of the world. Drawing on his experiences as historian and journalist in the middle east, peter mansfield explores social, political and historical aspects from the preislamic nomads of arabia, the life of muhammad and the rise of arab power that followed to the western colonial period, to the tragedy of palestine and the modern arab renaissance, reinforced by the power of oil. This nowclassic book, fully updated to 2009, follows the historic struggles of the region over the last two hundred years, from napoleons assault on egypt, through the slow decline and fall of the ottoman empire, to the painful emergence of modern. Peter mansfield 19281996 corresponded regularly for thefinancial times,economist, andlondon sunday timeson middle eastern affairs. The arabs by peter mansfield book 90 editions published between 1976 and 1997 in 5 languages and held by 1,504 worldcat member libraries worldwide. Accessories such as cd, codes, toys, may not be included. Mansfield has a reasonable overview and a clear love of the arabs throughout the book though he tries to be even handed throughout. There are obvious lacks and missing pieces throughout and it becomes somewhat eurocentric early on but in the age of empires this was the playground of the european empire hunters and the struggles were played out. He takes care to distinguish the arabs from the adherents of islam in general.
Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. The first two thirds of the book, some 370 pages, addresses who the arabs are, and their rise, fall, and rise again, along with their interactions with the neighboring european civilization. Buy a cheap copy of the arabs pelican book by peter mansfield. He became one of britains foremost experts on the middle east. Drawing on his experience as a 30year historian and journalist of middle eastern affairs, mansfield explores indepth the social, political, and historical aspects of the arab world into the 1990s, including the causes and consequences of the gulf war. This book starts with the ottoman empire and spends as much of the first half of the book on the ottomans and the arabs. A history of the middle east, fourth edition by peter. This nowclassic book, fully updated to 2012 and still the essential work on the subject, follows the historic struggles of the middle east from napoleons campaign. Discover book depositorys huge selection of peter mansfield books online. Sir peter mansfield frs 9 october 1933 8 february 2017 was an english physicist who was awarded the 2003 nobel prize in physiology or medicine, shared with paul lauterbur, for discoveries concerning magnetic resonance imaging mri. The fifth edition deteriorates in grammar and punctuation towards the end of the book as well at least seven statements that are not factual.
Nicholas pelham has served as editor of the middle east times and writes frequently for the economist and financial times. Our cheap used books come with free delivery in the uk. The author and editor of numerous works, he is best known. Thanks for downloading the arabs by peter mansfield.
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