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The Middle East and North Africa in the 20th century: A political, diplomatic and military history |
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| Authors: |
Chourchoulis, Dionysios |
| Subject: | HUMANITIES AND ARTS > HISTORY > SPECIALIZED HISTORIES > HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS HUMANITIES AND ARTS > HISTORY > GENERAL HISTORY, THEORY > CONTEMPORARY HISTORY HUMANITIES AND ARTS > HISTORY > SPECIALIZED HISTORIES > MILITARY HISTORY HUMANITIES AND ARTS > HISTORY > SPECIALIZED HISTORIES > DIPLOMATIC HISTORY HUMANITIES AND ARTS > HISTORY > HISTORY OF COUNTRIES > EUROPE, MEDITERRANEAN, MIDDLE EAST HUMANITIES AND ARTS > HISTORY > HISTORY OF COUNTRIES > ISRAEL HUMANITIES AND ARTS > HISTORY > HISTORY OF COUNTRIES > ARAB COUNTRIES LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES > POLITICAL SCIENCES > INTERNATIONAL POLITICS > INTERNATIONAL CONFLICTS |
| Keywords: |
Arab-Israeli Conflict
Colonialism Decolonization Arab nationalism Pan-arabism Zionism Political Islam Radical Islam / Islamic fundamentalism Palestinian question Oil politics Arab-Israeli Wars Terrorism Cold War in the Near/Middle East |
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| Abstract: |
This book aims to fill a significant gap in Greek scholarship by examining the modern politico-diplomatic and military history of the Middle East and North Africa, a region commonly referred to in international literature as MENA (Middle East – North Africa). The problems and challenges facing this region remain at the forefront of contemporary international affairs and academic inquiry across the fields of History of International Relations History, International Relations, Political Science, and Strategic Studies. A deeper understanding of these dynamics is therefore essential. The Middle East and North Africa have historically been, and continues to be, a region of critical geopolitical importance. In the context of this book, the region is defined as extending from Morocco to Afghanistan. The present-day realities of the region are directly linked to developments that unfolded there over the course of the 20th century. The study focuses primarily on key developments such as political, diplomatic, and ideological transformations; military conflicts; the policies of the colonial Great Powers and the two Cold War superpowers; as well as regional rivalries and processes that occurred concurrently with—or at times independently of—the World Wars and the Cold War. Among the central issues examined are: the colonial competition among the European Great Powers in the region before, during, and after the First World War; the origins and evolution of the Arab-Israeli conflict; the process of decolonization, which resulted in a significant decline of British and French influence; the emergence of independent states; the political and military penetration of the United States and the Soviet Union; and the broader superpower rivalry within the region. Furthermore, the book explores the rise and decline of Arab nationalism, intra-Arab conflicts and other regional disputes, the emergence and empowerment of non-state actors capable of wielding armed force, the phenomenon of international terrorism, the significance of the Sunni–Shia divide, the rise of political and radical Islam, and the strategic role of oil.
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| Linguistic Editors: |
Tzimogianni, Marianthi |
| Graphic Editors: |
Kaitsa, Elena-Natasa |
| Type: |
Postgraduate textbook |
| Creation Date: | 05-07-2026 |
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| ISBN |
978-618-228-351-6 |
| License: |
Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.57713/kallipos-1101 |
| Handle | http://hdl.handle.net/11419/15099 |
| Bibliographic Reference: | Chourchoulis, D. (2026). The Middle East and North Africa in the 20th century: A political, diplomatic and military history [Postgraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://doi.org/10.57713/kallipos-1101 |
| Language: |
Greek |
| Consists of: |
1. The Middle East and North Africa from the eve of the First World War to the San Remo Conference (1920) 2. The Greater Middle East and North Africa from the Interwar to World War II: European colonialism and state formation 3. The beginning of the Arab-Israeli conflict, the establishment of Israel and the First Arab-Israeli War (1936-1949) 4. The beginning of the competition between the superpowers; the destabilization of the position of Britain and France (1945-1953/4) 5. The rise of Pan-Arabism and Nasserism and the Suez Crisis: decolonization in the Maghreb 6. Regional rivalries and the politics of the superpowers from the aftermath of the Suez Crisis to the eve of the Six Day War (1957-1966) 7. The Six-Day War and the new phase of the Arab-Israeli conflict (1967-1970) 8. Sadat, the Yom Kippur War and the First Oil Crisis (1970-1974) 9. New developments and phenomena: Palestinian awakening and action, (pro)Palestinian terrorism, the beginnings of modern Islamic fundamentalism (c.1967-1978) 10. The unfinished peace process and the Israel-Egypt peace process, 1974-1982 11. The Iranian Revolution (1978-1979) and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan (1979-1989) 12. The Persian Gulf, a hotbed of war and instability (1980-1991) 13. The Lebanon War, developments in the Palestinian Question, and the emergence of modern Islamist terrorism (1982-2000) |
| Number of pages |
586 |
| Publication Origin: |
Kallipos, Open Academic Editions |
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