| Description |
1 atlas (144 pages) : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 142-143) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Glossary -- pt. 1. The shaping of the Middle East -- The Ottoman empire -- European colonialism -- The new Middle East after World War I -- Decolonization -- Arab nationalism -- The formulation of the state of Israel -- Oil -- The US presence -- pt. 2. Arenas of conflict -- Arab-Israeli warfare -- Israel and Palestine -- Jerusalem -- Lebanon -- Syria -- Libya -- Egypt -- Algeria -- Iran -- The Iran-Iraq War -- Iraq -- The Kurds -- The Gulf wars -- Saudi Arabia -- Danger and opportunity -- pt. 3. The state of the nations -- Ethnicity and language -- Religion -- Life expectancy and health -- Population and urbanization -- Water and sanitation -- Education and literacy -- Government and economy -- Military spending -- Energy and transportation -- Water resources -- Labour and migration -- Refugees -- Gender equality -- Human rights -- Sources -- Index. |
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Middle East -- Maps.
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Africa, North -- Maps.
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Middle East -- History.
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Africa, North -- History.
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Middle East -- Foreign relations -- Africa, North.
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Africa, North -- Foreign relations -- Middle East.
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Middle East -- Economic conditions.
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Africa, North -- Economic conditions.
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| ISBN |
0520248686 paperback |
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9780520248687 paperback |
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0520248678 |
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9780520248670 |
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