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The Middle East

This is a politically neutral guide to help the reader understand the complex and controversial issues that influence the volatile Middle east. The book provides a historical context for events, biographical sketches of major figures, and a chronology of major events.

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  • "For decades, students and professors have turned to The Middle East as their preferred source for understanding one of the most complex and intriguing areas of the world. This balanced and impartial classic thoroughly examines the events and trends of the Middle East that make the region so important and volatile. The eleventh edition of The Middle East features coverage of the political, cultural, and economic aspects of headline-making news and the history behind them. It also offers readers conceptual analysis of the Middle East and the region's role within the global arena."
  • "The Middle East provides an historical context, helping readers understand the complex issues that shape the region. The book examines topics such as the Arab-Israeli conflict, the region's oil industry, and Islam's role. Profiles of nations and their leaders, a chronology of major events (1900-1993), key documents, and a bibliography are included."
  • "This is a politically neutral guide to help the reader understand the complex and controversial issues that influence the volatile Middle east. The book provides a historical context for events, biographical sketches of major figures, and a chronology of major events. Now in its twelfth edition, The Middle East continues to be the most comprehensive, balanced introduction to the region. This long trusted and time-tested resource has not only been updated for currency, but the scope of the book has also been thoughtfully modified to capture a more complex and complete picture of the Middle East. Its new editor, Ellen Lust, has gathered an outstanding group of scholars to bring important revisions to this edition: a) new chapters on political economy, domestic and regional politics, and international relations have been added to the overview section; b) new organization of the country profiles mirrors the topics covered in the overview section, making them more thorough, consistent, and easier to teach; c) new profiles feature the North African countries of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia; d) thorough updates on the latest events in the region, including election results from Iran and other countries, current immigration trends, developments in peace negotiations between Arab and Israeli leaders, as well as changes in diplomatic relations; and e) more maps, tables, and figures show political and demographic data."
  • "This is a politically neutral guide to help the reader understand the complex and controversial issues that influence the volatile Middle east. The book provides a historical context for events, biographical sketches of major figures, and a chronology of major events."@en
  • ""The thoroughly reviewed and extensively updated ninth edition concentrates on current events and developments while providing historical context. New features include a special report on the intifada, a new map of West Bank settlements and control, and a reorganization of the chronology by country and subject. Topics covered are Saddam Hussein's continuing impact on the region, the death of King Hussein of Jordan, recent changes in Iran, and new developments in the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks."--Jacket."@en
  • "Presents an introduction to the Middle East and discusses issues of economic, political, and cultural significance, including the Arab-Israeli conflict, U.S. policy, the Persian Gulf, oil, and Islam, with profiles of twelve Middle Eastern countries chronology's of events in the region from 1900 to 2004."
  • "Presents an introduction to the Middle East and discusses issues of economic, political, and cultural significance, including the Arab-Israeli conflict, U.S. policy, the Persian Gulf, oil, and Islam, with profiles of twelve Middle Eastern countries chronology's of events in the region from 1900 to 2004."@en

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  • "The Middle East : ... to include a Persian Gulf crisis supplement"
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