1979: The Year That Shaped The Modern Middle East

Author/Contributor(s):	Lesch, David W
Publisher:	Routledge
Date:	08/01/2001
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

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