Book reviews

Middle east Les Arabes: histoire et civilisation des Arabes et du monde musulman, des origines à la chute du royaume de Grenade, racontée par les témoins. By Marc Bergé. Paris, Editions Lidis, 1978. Pp. 702. Maps. Illus. Bibliog. Index. Gloss. Arab Politics in Palestine, 1917–1939. The Frustration of a Nationalist Movement. By Ann Mosely Lesch. Ithaca and London, Cornell University Press, 1979. Pp. 257. Pref. Bibliog. Map. Chart. Notes. Index. £10.50 (hardback). The History of Aden 1839–72. By Z. H. Kour. London, Frank Cass, 1981. Pp. ix+240. Intro. Maps. Appendix. Notes. Bibliog. Index. £15.00 (hardback). Towards a Modern Iran: Studies in Thought, Politics and Society. Edited by Elie Kedourie and Sylvia G. Haim. London, Frank Cass, 1980. Pp. x+262. Notes.…