1979 : the year that shaped the modern Middle East by Lesch, David W., author instant download

1979 : the year that shaped the modern Middle East by Lesch, David W., author instant download

1 online resource (204 pages), The Israeli-Palestinian peace process, the continuing US-Iraqi confrontation, the changing political dynamics in Iran, recent Pakistani-Indian hostilities and Osama bin Laden-all of these have one important common denominator: Significant strands of their origins can be traced to the tumultuous year of 1979. This text offers a new paradigm for stud, Vendor supplied metadata, First published in 1991, Includes bibliographical references and index, Preface -- Introduction: the secular priesthood and \"annualization\" -- The events -- Future past -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: the Camp David Accords -- Appendix B: Peace treaty between Egypt and Israel -- Appendix C: Annual State of the Union Message (1980) (the Carter Doctrine) -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index, DAVID W. LESCH is Associate Professor of History at Trinity University in San Antonio. His publications include The Middle East and the United States: A Historical and Political Reassessment (editor, Westview Press, forthcoming third edition 2002)