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Understanding the Contemporary Middle East / ed. by Jillian Schwedler.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Understanding: Introductions to the States and Regions of the Contemporary World Series
- Understanding: Introductions to the States and Regions of the Contemporary World
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (487 p.)
- Edition:
- 4th ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2022]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- Fully revised and updated throughout to reflect the still-unfolding impact of the Arab Spring, the changing international environment, the impasse in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and much more.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- 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 The Political Economy of Middle Eastern Oil
- 9 Population Growth, Urbanization, and the Challenges of Unemployment
- 10 Kinship, Class, and Ethnicity
- 11 The Role of Women
- 12 Religion and Politics in the Middle East
- 13 Middle Eastern Literature
- 14 Trends and Prospects
- Acronyms
- 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 29. Jun 2022)
- ISBN:
- 1-68585-057-X
- OCLC:
- 1334343318
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