did-you-know? rent-now

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

did-you-know? rent-now

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

We're the #1 textbook rental company. Let us show you why.

9781558763678

The Levant

by
  • ISBN13:

    9781558763678

  • ISBN10:

    1558763678

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2005-09-30
  • Publisher: Markus Wiener Pub

Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.

Purchase Benefits

  • Free Shipping Icon Free Shipping On Orders Over $35!
    Your order must be $35 or more to qualify for free economy shipping. Bulk sales, PO's, Marketplace items, eBooks and apparel do not qualify for this offer.
  • eCampus.com Logo Get Rewarded for Ordering Your Textbooks! Enroll Now
  • Write a Review Icon Write a Review
List Price: $91.93 Save up to $34.01
  • Rent Book $57.92
    Add to Cart Free Shipping Icon Free Shipping

    TERM
    PRICE
    DUE
    USUALLY SHIPS IN 3-5 BUSINESS DAYS
    *This item is part of an exclusive publisher rental program and requires an additional convenience fee. This fee will be reflected in the shopping cart.

Supplemental Materials

What is included with this book?

Author Biography

William Harris, University of Otago, New Zealand

Table of Contents

List of Maps
vii
Abbreviations viii
Preface to the Second Edition ix
Acknowledgements xi
Introduction xiii
The Strategic Geography of the Levant
1(26)
Vulnerable Frontiers
4(4)
Strategic Pivot
8(7)
Internal Fragmentation
15(6)
Population Growth, Limited Resources, Compressed Space
21(6)
PANORAMA: FROM THE ROMANS TO THE OTTOMANS
27(90)
Rome, Islam, and Byzantium
31(40)
The Roman Levant
31(15)
Umayyads and 'Abbasids
46(12)
The Byzantine-Fatimid Standoff
58(7)
Seljuk Turkish Intervention
65(3)
Conclusion
68(3)
Crusaders, Mamluks, and Ottomans
71(46)
Crusaders and Muslims
71(17)
Mamluk Supremacy
88(15)
The Ottoman Levant
103(14)
Conclusion
117(54)
The Jews of the Levant from the Islamic Conquest to Zionism
119(4)
The Modern Levant
123(48)
Overview, 1918--2002
124(13)
Israel, the Palestinians, and the Arabs
137(15)
The Arab Levant States
152(13)
Turkey in the Levant: The New Byzantium?
165(6)
Epilogue: What's Next in the Levant? 171(14)
Notes 185(13)
Glossary 198(9)
References 207(6)
Index of Names 213(5)
About the Author 218

Supplemental Materials

What is included with this book?

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

Rewards Program