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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
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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.

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 September 2026.

  1. 1
    The Politics of History in Israel2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  2. 2
    Nationalism in the Arab Middle East2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  3. 3
    Syria2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  4. 4
    Saudi Arabia2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  5. 5
    Contending Visions of the Middle East2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  6. 6
    Turkey2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  7. 7
    Sudan2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  8. 8
    Israel2005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005–
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  9. 9
    Tunisia2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  10. 10
    Jordan2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  11. 11
    Lebanon2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  12. 12
    Libya2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
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  13. 13
    Morocco2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  14. 14
    The United Arab Emirates2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  15. 15
    Iran2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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  16. 16
    Afghanistan2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
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  17. 17
    Egypt2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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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.

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