Conflicts in the Middle East since 1945

<p>This third edition of <em>Conflicts in the Middle East</em> <em>since 1945</em> analyzes the nature of conflict in the Middle East with its racial ethnic political cultural religious and economic factors. Throughout the book Peter Hinchcliffe and Beverley Milton-Edwards put the main conflicts into their wider context with thematic debates on issues such as the emergence of radical Islam the resolution of conflicts diplomacy and peace-making and the role of the superpowers. </p><p>The book is brought fully up to date with events in the Middle East covering for instance developments in Iraq in 2006 where a democratically elected government is in place but the insurgency show no sign of coming under control. The analysis of the Palestinian/Israeli conflict is also brought up to the present day to include the election of the Hamas government and the 2006 conflict between Israel and Lebanon’s Hizballah. </p><p>Including a newly updated bibliography and maps of the area this is the perfect introduction for all students wishing to understand the complex situation in the Middle East in its historical context.</p>