Conflicts in the Middle East Since 1945 (The Making of the Contemporary World)

Since the Second World War, conflicts such as the Iran-Iraq War and the Kuwait Crisis have made the Middle East the main focus of military attention. Conflicts in the Middle East since 1945 analyses the nature of conflict in the Middle East, with its racial, ethnic, political, cultural, religious and economic factors.Giving a much-needed historical overview, the main conflicts are also put in their wider context with a thematic debate of issues, such as: * the emergence of radical Islam* the resolution of conflicts* diplomacy and peace-making* the role of the superpowersConflicts in the Mid...