A History of the Middle East
A History of the Middle East 2.0 is an Open Educational Resource textbook on the history of the Middle East from the time of Muhammad to the end of the Arab Spring in 2017. It is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike International 4.0 license and is licensed by Portland Community College. It is available as a single volume PDF. I am happy to provide the Microsoft Word source files on request.
- A History of the Middle East. 2.0 (Latest Version)
- A History of the Middle East, 1.1
- A History of the Middle East, 1.01
Version History
Version 2.0, published August 6, 2026. This version includes new chapters on the War on Terror and the Arab Spring as well as minor corrections to the earlier text.
Version 1.1 published September 12, 2024. Minor revisions for clarity as well as the addition of images, maps, a glossary, and a bibliography.
Version 1.01 published June 13, 2023. Minor revisions throughout for clarity; corrections to some footnotes.
Version 1.0 published May 8, 2023.