E-Books Available through eBooks on EBSCOhost

The following e-books may be helpful in preparing for this test. Search for the title to read the ebook. Please note that an EBSCOhost account must be established using a Shorter University Library computer before an e-book can be checked out.

Bard, Mitchell Geoffrey. The complete idiot's guide to Middle East conflict. Indianapolis: Alpha, 1999.

Barzilai, Gad. Wars, internal conflicts, and political order: A Jewish democracy in the Middle East. Albany: State U of New York P, 1996.

Beaver, R. Pierce, et al, consulting eds. Eerdman's handbook to the world's religions. Grand Rapids: Lion, 1998.

Kafadar, Cemal. Between two worlds: The construction of the Ottoman state. Berkeley U of California P, 1995.

Schimmel, Annemarie. Islam: An introduction. Albany: State U of New York P, 1992.

Shafir, Gershon. Land, labor, and the origins of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, 1882-1914. Berkeley U of California P, 1996.

Independent Online Book

Stearns, Peter N., ed. The encyclopedia of world history: Ancient, medieval, and modern. Boston: Houghton, 2001. Bartleby.com. 2002. 11 June 2003 <http://www.bartleby.com/67/>.

Web Site

U. S. Department of State. Bureau of Public Affairs. Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. 11 June 2003. <http://www.state.gov/p/nea/>.

Subject Headings

Use these terms when performing a subject search for books on this topic in the Shorter library catalog or eBooks on EBSCOhost:

Arab countries -- Politics and government -- 1945-

Arab-Israeli Conflict

Israel -- History

Middle East -- History

Dewey Call Numbers

Browse the shelves near the following call numbers to find books on this topic:

956

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