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1. Introduction Part I: The Rise of Islam to the Zenith of Abbasid Power 2.The Middle East Before Muhammad 3. Muhammad and the Rise of Islam 4. The Early Arab Conquests 5. The High Caliphate Part II: The Turkic Empires from the Seljuks to Ottomans 6. The Rise of the Shi’a and the Influx of the Turks 7. The Crusader and Mongol Invasions 8. Islamic Civilization 9.Firearms, Slaves, and Empires Part III: European Incursions and the Nationalist Reaction 10. European Interests and Imperialism 11. Westernizing Reform in the Nineteenth Century 12. The Rise of Nationalism Part IV: World WarI and Its Aftermath 13. The Roots of Arab Bitterness 14. Modernizing Rulers in the Independent States 15. Egypt and the Fertile Crescent Under European Control Part V: The Arab-Israeli Conflict 16. The Contest for Palestine 17. Israel’s Rebirth and the Rise of Arab Nationalism 18. War and the Quest for Peace Part VI: The Islamist Resurgence 19. Reassertion of Islamist Power 20. The 1991 Gulf War and the Peace Process 21. The Post-9/11 Decade in the Middle East Part VII: The Arab Spring and its Aftermath 22. In the Season of Arab Discontent 23. The Regional Cold War in theTwenty-First Century Appendix I Appendix II