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by Stewart Ross (Author)
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  • Paperback: 214 pages
  • Publisher: Teach Yourself Books (30 Jul 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0340884916
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340884911
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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"the perfect way to get to grips with the great historical events." -- The History Channel 20040701

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"The Middle East since 1945" is an essential guide to one of the world's most turbulent regions. Informative yet lively, it examines the origins and developments of the issues that have made the headlines over the last half-century. This new edition has been comprehensively updated to cover recent developments within the continuing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the invasion and occupation of Iraq and the terrorist attacks in the West and elsewhere.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Lazy Account of Events, 19 Oct 2006
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This review is from: Teach Yourself the Middle East Since 1945 (TY History) (Paperback)
This book feels lazy and half-hearted in its attempt to explain the recent history of the Middle East. There are two main faults at work here.

Firstly, the work is shoddily referenced. Details of events, comments on personalities and anecdotes are often presented with no references cited. Where is the author drawing his information from? How are we to draw our own conclusions on the validity of what is written without knowing how many sources were consulted are how biased they were? Where sources do appear, they are often lazy and obvious; often single website reference and unreliable at best. Couple this with the fact that many events are detailed without dates (how on earth can we build up a good picture of the past without knowing the chronological sequence!?) and you are left with the feeling that the book has little serious value as a guide to the region.

Secondly, the author is prone to the occassional use of unhelpfully poetic description. For example, when describing Syria's air defeat against Israeli jets in 1967 (a key event in Syria's decision to attempt to retake the Golan Heights in 1973) the author's only conclusion is:

"The Arab male is not well equipped, either by temperament or upbringing, to accept humiliation"

This is hardly the analysis of events I had hoped for. What was the reaction in Syria? Did the media put pressure on the government? What was the international reaction to the engagement? How long did the engagement take? I don't know the answers. But it seems neither does our author and he would rather be pointlessly witty than investigate sources for us.

The result is a book that reads like an long A-Level history essay with all the faults that entails. As a starting point its OK (hence it gets 2 stars rather than 1) but if you are serious to understand what has happened in the Middle East be prepared to buy additional books to answer your questions.
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5.0 out of 5 stars It's succinct. It's well written. It's informative., 12 Jan 2007
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It's the kind of book you'd expect young M16 agents to have on their bedside table.

Quick and easy to read, Ross' the Middle East Since 1945 is detailed throughout but does not get wrapped around the axels of any one issue - just a punchy and well written page or two on the main issues and protagonists post the second war. It would read most like an intelligence briefing were it not for the colour that this author adds to the writing in an unbiased and mature fashion. 5 out of 5.
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