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Understanding the contemporary Middle East / edited by Jillian Schwedler.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Middle East.
- Middle East Region.
- Africa, North.
- North Africa.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 461 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- Fifth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc. 2020.
- Summary:
- "This new edition, thoroughly revised and updated, explores both the impact of recent events in shaping the Middle East and the continuities with established patterns of political, economic, and social relations"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction / Jillian Schwedler
- The Middle East : A Geographic Preface / Ian R. Manners, Barbara McKean Parmenter, and Ryan King
- The Historical Context / Arthur Goldschmidt Jr.
- Politics / Philip A. Schrodt and Deborah J. Gerner
- International Relations / Curtis R. Ryan and 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 / Alexander Abraham Alvalade-Ximenes and 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 Pollard
- Religion / Jillian Schwedler
- Middle Eastern Literature / Miriam Cooke
- Trends and Prospects / Jillian Schwedler
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781626378414
- 162637841X
- OCLC:
- 1104867785
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