The Modern Middle East is a collection of translated sources covering official and private archives, the periodical press, memoirs, journalists' and travellers' accounts, literature, and official reports. Each document is presented and placed in context, providing a useful resource for the study of the Middle East from 1700 to the present day.
The Modern Middle East presents a wide-ranging and varied collection of translated sources covering the period from 1700 to the present. These sources include official and private archives, the periodical press, memoirs, western journalists' and travellers' accounts, literature, and official reports (including statistical data). Each document has been prefaced, translated, and annotated by a specialist in the particular history and culture from which it was drawn. This unique anthology covers several diverse themes including the expansion of state power, changing gender roles, religious revival, nationalist mobilization, increasing participation in a wider global culture and economy, and the redefinition of traditions and identities.
A good resource in that it enriches the materials available to Middle Eastern studies.
