Contemporary Middle East Books in Order
Contemporary Middle East contains 17 books, published between 2004 and 2021. The first book is The Politics of History in Israel (2004) and the newest is Egypt (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 17
- Published
- 2004–2021
Contemporary Middle East collects 17 catalogued books published between 2004 and 2021, each carrying its own author credit. Eugene Rogan, Ilan Pappé, Gabriel Piterberg, James L. Gelvin, Raymond A. Hinnebusch, Tim Niblock, Zachary Lockman and Meliha Benli Altunışık are among those named. Country volumes in the listing include Syria (2004), Saudi Arabia (2004), Turkey (2004), Sudan (2004), Israel (2005), Tunisia (2008) and Jordan (2009). Subject headings cover Israeli history and nationalism in the Middle East.
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How many Contemporary Middle East books are there?
Contemporary Middle East has 17 books, released between 2004 and 2021.
Contemporary Middle East Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 17 Contemporary Middle East books in the order they were published, with the release year and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.
- 1The Politics of History in Israel2004 · confirmed 1/42004–1/4
- 2Nationalism in the Arab Middle East2004 · confirmed 1/42004–1/4
- 3Syria2004 · confirmed 1/42004–1/4
- 4Saudi Arabia2004 · confirmed 1/42004–1/4
- 5Contending Visions of the Middle East2004 · confirmed 1/42004–1/4
- 6Turkey2004 · confirmed 1/42004–1/4
- 7Sudan2004 · confirmed 1/42004–1/4
- 8Israel2005 · confirmed 1/42005–1/4
- 9Tunisia2008 · confirmed 1/42008–1/4
- 10Jordan2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 11Lebanon2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 12Libya2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 13Morocco2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 14The United Arab Emirates2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 15Iran2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 16Afghanistan2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 17Egypt2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
Where to start with Contemporary Middle East
Start with The Politics of History in Israel (2004), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Contemporary Middle East book?
Egypt (2021) is the newest Contemporary Middle East book released so far.
Is there a new Contemporary Middle East book coming?
No next Contemporary Middle East book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Contemporary Middle East at a glance
- Paused
- No new Contemporary Middle East title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
- Release pace
- Contemporary Middle East books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Busiest decade
- Most Contemporary Middle East books, 10 of 17, were published in the 2000s.
- Attribution
- Of the 17 titles, 1 are credited to Zachary Lockman, 1 to James L. Gelvin, 1 to Tim Niblock and 1 to Abdel Salam Sidahmed. A further 18 writers are credited.
When Contemporary Middle East books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Contemporary Middle East titles appeared. 2000s was the most productive decade with 10 titles.
17 books total across 3 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Contemporary Middle East books are about
2 of the 17 Contemporary Middle East books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Israel, history 1 of 2 books
- Nationalism, middle east 1 of 2 books