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tinx
25-Jul-2006, 17:32
I'd like to read up a bit on some of the history of the Middle East. Can anyone suggest any good books for this?
RAPTOR192
25-Jul-2006, 19:24
The Qur'an? ;)
Swank
25-Jul-2006, 21:20
http://www.eoc.org.uk/images/70sstyle_beasecretary.jpg
Orange
25-Jul-2006, 23:03
Beiruit to Jerusalem by Thomas Friedman is good, even if he started writing terrible pop-economics books shortly afterwards.
GroovYF
25-Jul-2006, 23:10
Couple of great books to read, tinx:

A whopping 761 pages, but a very good read...
Israel: A History by Martin Gilbert : http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0552995452/026-8985754-3430020?v=glance&n=266239

Holy Land, Unholy War: Israelis and Palestinians by Anton La Guardia : http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0719562082/026-8985754-3430020?v=glance&n=266239&s=gateway&v=glance
tinx
28-Jul-2006, 00:43
Appreciate those GroovYF, also got "Six Days" by Jeremy Bowen to get some later information. I like to keep my history knowledge growing, and its a vital issue on the world stage.

Can't really find any good quality copies of Holy Land, Unholy War on amazon :(

edit :: I think its out of print? Oh well.

Thanks.