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Fragmentation of the Middle East: The Last Thirty Years
β Scribed by Georges G. Corm
- Publisher
- Hutchinson
- Year
- 19.88
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 282
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Contents
Preface
Introduction
1 From 1956 to the death of Nasser
2 From the Khartoum summit to the October War: 1967-73
3 The rise of the tyranny of oil: 1945-73
4 One war, two epochs: October 1973
5 OPEC or the PLO?: 1974-5
6 The disintegration of Lebanon: 1975-6
7 From the First Zionist Congress to the Camp David Agreements: 1897-1978
8 The invasion of Lebanon: 1982
9 Conclusion
Appendix: The economic evolution of the Middle East
Notes
Introduction
Chapter 1 From 1956 to the death of Nasser
Chapter 2 From the Khartoum summit to the October war
Chapter 3 The rise of the tyranny of oil
Chapter 4 One war, two epochs
Chapter 5 OPEC or the PLO?
Chapter 6 The disintegration of the Lebanon
Chapter 7 From the first Zionist congress to the Camp David Agreements
Chapter 8 The invasion of Lebanon
Conclusion
Appendix: The economic evolution of the Middle East
Suggestions for Further Reading
Index
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