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Understanding the contemporary Middle East

Title
Understanding the contemporary Middle East / edited by Deborah J. Gerner and Jillian Schwedler.
Publication
Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2004.

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Additional Authors
  • Gerner, Deborah J.
  • Schwedler, Jillian.
Description
xvii, 477 p. : ill., maps; 23 cm.
Series Statement
Understanding
Uniform Title
Understanding (Boulder, Colo.)
Subject
  • Middle East
  • Africa, North
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction / Deborah J. Gerner -- Middle East: a geographic preface / Ian R. Manners and Barbara McKean Parmenter -- The historical context / Arthur Goldschmidt, Jr. -- Middle Eastern politics / Deborah J. Gerner -- International relations / Mary Ann Tétreault -- Israeli-Palestinian conflict / Simona Sharoni and Mohammed Abu-Nimer -- Economies of the Middle East / Elias H. Tuma -- 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 / John L. Esposito ... [et al.] -- Middle Eastern literature / Miriam Cooke -- Trends and prospects / Deborah J. Gerner and Jillian Schwedler.
ISBN
  • 1588260623 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9781588260628 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
2003058575
OCLC
  • ocm52775208
  • SCSB-14487109
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library