The Middle East: 2000 Years of History from the Rise of Christianity to the Present DayModern · History, Middle East, Nonfiction
The Middle East: 2000 Years of History from the Rise of Christianity to the Present Day
1995 · 433 pages · Nonfiction
14
Modern
★ 3.81 on Goodreads · 3K ratings
Reserve shelf
≈ 11 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
NBCC Award (Nonfiction) finalist (1996). 3.81★ from 3K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
14Must-Read Score
- Readers13 out of 100 · counts 40%+6
- Critics24 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+8
- Bestseller0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
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Shortlisted
- NBCC Award (Nonfiction) finalist (1996)
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