TY - BOOK AU - Rogan,Eugene L. TI - The Arabs: A History SN - 9780465071005 (alk. paper) : U1 - 909.04927 PY - 2009/// CY - New York PB - Basic Books KW - Arab nationalism KW - Petroleum industry and trade KW - Arab countries KW - Islam and politics KW - Imperialism N1 - 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 -