The Emergence of the Modern Middle East
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- Coursera - Tel Aviv University: List of books on the reading list and student suggestions
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- aulsmith: I recently read this. Excellent book and very helpful in understanding some of the current problems in the Middle East.
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Score 8.5
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4.1
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by Benny Morris
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4
Score 7.81
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85 reviews
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- avatiakh: student - gives perspective to how events of the last half of the 20th century have shaped and spawned global terrorism in the middle east and abroad in the last three decades.
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Score 7.21
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4.2
Score 6.45
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20 reviews
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Score 5.91
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by Tamim Ansary
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41 reviews
4.2
Score 5.74
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19 reviews
3.9
Score 4.88
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4
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4
Score 3.3
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½ 3.5
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