The Near East: A Modern History (The University of Michigan History of Modern World) by Yale, William - 1968

Ann Arbor, Michigan,: The Univesity of Michigan Press, 1968. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Type: Hardback Type: Hard Back First Printing of this New Revised and Enlarged Edition, 1968. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Near Fine Condition. Archival protective jacket cover. Edited by Allan Nevins and Howard M. Ehrmann. 16 maps, diagrams. Attractively bound with gilt tooling on original grey cloth, silver titles; very clean and unmarked. A slight touch of wear to the lower corners. Square, tight, solid, heavy volume. Internals clean and free from any marks, no creasing. Egypt, Israel, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Aden, and Turkey--the story of their struggle for independence and modernization. The major emphasis is on the period from 1800 to the 1960s. x + 495 pages plus - xxii index. Page Notes and Suggest Readings. 9.5 x 6.25 inches. 1968, The University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA