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Understanding the contemporary Middle East / edited by Jillian Schwedler, Deborah J. Gerner.
LIBRA DS44 .U473 2008
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Understanding (Boulder, Colo.)
- Understanding
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Middle East.
- Middle East Region.
- Africa, North.
- North Africa.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 483 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
- Edition:
- Third edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2008.
- Contents:
- Introduction / Jillian Schwedler
- The Middle East : a geographic preface / Ian R. Manners and Barbara McKean Parmenter
- The historical context / Arthur Goldschmidt, Jr.
- Middle Eastern politics / Deborah J. Gerner and Philip A. Schrodt
- International relations / Mary Ann Tétreault
- The Israeli-Palestinian conflict / Simona Sharoni and Mohammed Abu-Nimer
- The economies of the Middle East / Agnieszka Paczynska
- The political economy of Middle Eastern oil / Mary Ann Tétreault
- Population growth, urbanization, and the challenges of unemployment / Valentine M. Moghadam
- Kinship, class, and ethnicity / Laurie King-Irani
- The role of women / Lisa Taraki
- Religion and politics in the Middle East / Jillian Schwedler
- Middle Eastern literature / Miriam Cooke
- Trends and prospects / Jillian Schwedler and Deborah J. Gerner.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781588265654
- 158826565X
- OCLC:
- 193907934
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