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<p>List of Illustrations viii</p> <p>List of Maps ix</p> <p>List of Tables x</p> <p>Notes on Contributors xi</p> <p>Preface and Acknowledgments xv</p> <p>Introduction 1<br /><i>Youssef M. Choueiri</i></p> <p><b>PART I THE FORMATIVE PERIOD OF ISLAM</b></p> <p>1 The Rise of Islam 9<br /><i>Gerald R. Hawting</i></p> <p>2 The Islamic Conquests 28<br /><i>Fred M. Donner</i></p> <p>3 The Caliphate 52<br /><i>Hugh Kennedy</i></p> <p><b>PART II CULTURAL TRADITIONS AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE</b></p> <p>4 The "Ulama" : Status and Function 71<br /><i>Zouhair Ghazzal</i></p> <p>5 Shi'ism 87<br /><i>Robert Gleave</i></p> <p>6 Historiography of Sufi Studies in the West 106<br /><i>Alexander Knysh</i></p> <p><b>PART III IMPERIAL STRUCTURES AND DYNASTIC RULE</b></p> <p>7 Military Patronage States and the Political Economy of the Frontier, 1000–1250 135<br /><i>Michael Chamberlain</i></p> <p>8 The Mamluk Institution 154<br /><i>P. M. Holt</i></p> <p>9 North Africa: State and Society, 1056–1659 170<br /><i>Michael Brett</i></p> <p><b>PART IV A NEW MIDDLE EASTERN SYSTEM</b></p> <p>10 Ottomans and Safavids: States, Statecraft, and Societies, 1500–1800 191<br /><i>Metin Kunt</i></p> <p>11 Urban Life and Middle Eastern Cities: The Traditional Arab City 207<br /><i>André Raymond (translated James McDougall)</i></p> <p><b>PART V THE MIDDLE EAST AND THE NEW WORLD ORDER</b></p> <p>12 A Different Balance of Power: Europe and the Middle East in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries 229<br /><i>Abdul-Karim Rafeq</i></p> <p>13 Colonialism, the Ottomans, the Qajars, and the Struggle for Independence: The Arab World, Turkey, and Iran 248<br /><i>Peter Sluglett</i></p> <p><b>PART VI INDEPENDENCE AND NATION BUILDING</b></p> <p>14 Zionism and the Palestine Question 269<br /><i>Emma C. Murphy</i></p> <p>15 Nationalisms in the Middle East: The Case of Pan-Arabism 291<br /><i>Youssef M. Choueiri</i></p> <p>16 Turkish and Iranian Nationalisms 313<br /><i>Ioannis N. Grigoriadis and Ali M. Ansari</i></p> <p>17 Political Parties and Trade Unions 334<br /><i>Raymond Hinnebusch</i></p> <p>18 Political Life and the Military 355<br /><i>Gareth Stansfield</i></p> <p>19 Political Economy: From Modernization to Globalization 372<br /><i>Simon Murden</i></p> <p><b>PART VII MODERN ISSUES AND CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES</b></p> <p>20 Islamic Urbanism, Urbanites, and the Middle Eastern City 393<br /><i>Michael E. Bonine</i></p> <p>21 Oil and Development 407<br /><i>Paul Stevens</i></p> <p>22 Modernizing Women in the Middle East 425<br /><i>Valentine M. Moghadam</i></p> <p>23 Politics and Religion 444<br /><i>Beverley Milton-Edwards</i></p> <p>24 Ethnonational Minorities in the Middle East: Berbers, Kurds, and Palestinians 462<br /><i>Lise Storm</i></p> <p>25 Civil Society in the Middle East 486<br /><i>Tim Niblock</i></p> <p>26 The States-system in the Middle East: Origins, Development, and Prospects 504<br /><i>Simon Bromley</i></p> <p>Bibliography 534</p> <p>Index 582</p>

?Conceived with the most recent scholarly efforts in mind this <i>Companion to the History of the Middle East</i> includes a balanced collection of essays on subjects from the early Islamic to the contemporary periods covering the Arab World, Iran, Turkey and Israel.? (<i>Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies</i> , May 2009) <p>"Youssef M. Choueiri is to be admired for assembling a group of contributors with genuine expertise in their respective fields and producing a lively and interesting collection of essays dealing with Middle East history from the rise of Islam to the present. General readers will be provided with a stimulating introduction to some key issues in Middle East history." <i>History</i><br /> </p> <p>"Few books could cover the range of topics presented here and even fewer shed so much light on the complexities associated with the birth of the modern Middle East. One can almost feel the wisdom of the contributing authors, and must acknowledge the success of Youssef Choueiri's strategy of making this much more than a history book." <i>Journal of Islamic Studies</i><br /> </p> <p>"[A] worthy volume. It is recommended for both specialist collections ... as well as for its natural home, the academic library." <i>Reference Reviews</i></p>

<b>Youssef M. Choueiri</b> is Reader in Islamic Studies at the University of Manchester. He has lectured on Middle Eastern history in the US and Australia, as well as in the UK. His previous publications include <i>Islamic Fundamentalism</i> (1997), <i>Arab Nationalism (</i>Blackwell Publishing, 2000), and <i>Modern Arab Historiography</i> (2003).

<i>A Companion to the History of the Middle East</i> offers a fresh account of the multifaceted and multi-layered history of this region.<br /> <br /> <p>Comprising 26 newly commissioned essays by leading international scholars, this companion treats the Middle East as four differentiated political units – Iran, Turkey, Israel, and the Arab world. While focused primarily on the modern and contemporary periods, it also includes a number of chapters on classical and pre-modern themes. Topics are situated within a chronological framework and include the rise of Islam, the militarization of Islam under a wide variety of dynasties, the commercial and industrial revolutions, colonial rule, and the struggle for independence.</p> <p>A final section highlights issues that have preoccupied historians in the second half of the twentieth century, and are most likely to gain momentum well into the twenty-first. These range from oil and urban growth to the role of women and democratic human rights.</p>

"Youssef M. Choueiri is to be admired for assembling a group of contributors with genuine expertise in their respective fields and producing a lively and interesting collection of essays dealing with Middle East history from the rise of Islam to the present. General readers will be provided with a stimulating introduction to some key issues in Middle East history." <i>History</i><br /> <p>"Few books could cover the range of topics presented here and even fewer shed so much light on the complexities associated with the birth of the modern Middle East. One can almost feel the wisdom of the contributing authors, and must acknowledge the success of Youssef Choueiri's strategy of making this much more than a history book." <i>Journal of Islamic Studies</i><br /> </p> <p>"[A] worthy volume. It is recommended for both specialist collections ... as well as for its natural home, the academic library." <i>Reference Reviews</i></p>

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