Understanding the Contemporary Middle East / ed. by Deborah J. Gerner.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Abu-Nimer, Mohammed, Contributor.

Cooke, Miriam, Contributor.

Esposito, John L., Contributor.

Gemer, Deborah J., Contributor.

Gerner, Deborah J., Contributor.

Gerner, Deborah J., Editor.

Goldschmidt, Arthur, Contributor.

King-Irani, Laurie, Contributor.

Manners, Ian R., Contributor.

McKean Parmenter, Barbara, Contributor.

Moghadam, Valentine M., Contributor.

Muqtedar Khan, Mohammed A., Contributor.

Schrodt, Philip A., Contributor.

Sharoni, Simona, Contributor.

Tarākī, Līzā, Contributor.

Tetreault, Mary Ann, Contributor.

Turna, Elias H., Contributor.

Series:

Understanding: Introductions to the States and Regions of the Contemporary World

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (421 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2023]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

An interdisciplinary book designed for use both as a core text for “Introduction to the Middle East” courses and as a supplement in a variety of discipline-oriented curriculums.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Maps, Tables, and Figures

List of Photographs

Preface

1 Introduction

2 The Middle East: A Geographic Preface

3 The Historical Context

4 Middle Eastern Politics

5 International Relations

6 The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

7 The Economies of the Middle East

8 Population Growth, Urbanization, and the Challenges of Unemployment

9 Kinship, Class, and Ethnicity

10 The Role of Women

11 Religion and Politics in the Middle East

12 Middle Eastern Literature

13 Trends and Prospects

Appendix 1: List of Acronyms

Appendix 2: Basic Political Data

The Contributors

Index

About the Book

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mai 2023)

ISBN:

1-68585-548-2