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Understanding the contemporary Middle East / edited by Jillian Schwedler, Deborah J. Gerner.

Title
Understanding the contemporary Middle East / edited by Jillian Schwedler, Deborah J. Gerner.
Publication
Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2008.

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Additional Authors
  • Schwedler, Jillian
  • Gerner, Deborah J.
Description
xvii, 483 p. : ill., maps; 23 cm.
Summary
The third edition of Understanding the Contemporary Middle East includes two entirely new chapters, one on religion and politics and one on the economies of the Middle East, as well as a greatly expanded discussion of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. In addition, all of the chapters have been fully updated. Maps, photographs, and tables of basic political data enhance the text, which has already made its place as the best available introduction to the region--Publisher's description.
Series Statement
Understanding
Uniform Title
Understanding (Boulder, Colo.)
Subject
  • Middle East
  • Africa, Northern
  • Africa, North
  • Middle East
Genre/Form
History (form)
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
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.
ISBN
  • 9781588265654 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 158826565X (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2008006857
OCLC
  • 193907934
  • SCSB-12057701
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library