TY - BOOK AU - Pappé,Ilan TI - The modern Middle East: a social and cultural history SN - 9780415829519 (pbk.) : AV - DS63.1 .P37 2014 PY - 2014/// CY - London, New York PB - Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group KW - Middle East KW - Social conditions KW - 20th century KW - Social life and customs KW - Economic conditions KW - Politics and government N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-371)and index; Introduction: whose 'modern times'? 1. The political and economic background 2. The rural history of the Middle East in the twentieth century 3. Urban history 4. Popular culture: music, dance and arts 5. The history of the written word 6. Histories of Middle Eastern women 7. The many faces of Religion in the twenty-first century 8. The new media revolution 9. The globalized Middle East in the twenty-first century: three final aspects 10. The 'Arab Spring': A Defining Moment for Middle Eastern Scholars ER -