TY - BOOK AU - Rogan,Eugene TI - Arabs: a history SN - 9780141986548(pbk.) U1 - 909.04927 ROG PY - 2009///.;2018 CY - USA PB - Basic Books,; Penguin Books KW - Arab nationalism KW - Petroleum industry and trade KW - Arab countries KW - Islam and politics KW - Imperialism KW - History KW - 1517-1918 KW - 20th century KW - Palestine KW - Partition, 1947 N1 - SBH/13533/03 Rs.899/-; Includes bibliographical references and index; From Cairo to Istanbul -- The Arab challenge to Ottoman rule -- The Egyptian empire of Muhammad 'Ali -- The perils of reform -- The first wave of colonialism : North Africa -- Divide and rule : World War I and the postwar settlement -- The British empire in the Middle East -- The French empire in the Middle East -- The Palestine disaster and its consequences -- The rise of Arab nationalism -- The decline of Arab nationalism -- The age of oil -- The power of Islam -- After the Cold War ER -