THE MIDDLE EAST IN WORLD AFFAIRS

by Lenczowski, George

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Ithaca, NY:: Cornell Univ.,, 1953. Hardcover; cover tips lightly worn; ink name inside front cover; otherwise quite good.. + appendix + bibliography + index. With 8 b&w maps, including one fold-out map. 3rd prtg. of 1952 first issue. ||| Covers: The Ottoman Empire, Persian Empire, Great Powers--in WW-1 & the following Peace; period between WW-1 & WW-2 in Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria & Lebanon as the Great Powers vied for influence; the Zionist Movement, Partition of Palestine, Creation of Israel & 1958 Arab-Jewish War, Jordan; Britain's relations with Egypt, Saudi Arabia & Yemen; The Middle East in WW-2; Britain, Soviet Union & U.S. vie for influence & alliances. ||| Political leaders have changed, underlying problems have not.