| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
xvii, 280 p. : ill., port. |
| Note |
"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--t.p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-206) and index. |
| Contents |
Part I. Introduction to the Region -- The Middle East and North Africa : Between Image and Reality -- The Geography of the Middle East and North Africa -- Culture and Society in the Middle East and North Africa -- Part II. Emergence and Evolution of the Region -- Historical Foundations : The Islamic and Arab Legacies -- The Making of the Modern Middle East : The Ottoman Legacy -- Independent States and Geopolitics : The Legacy of Western Imperialism -- The Contemporary State Systems : A System in Flux -- Contemporary Islamist Thought : The Power of Ideology -- Part III. Contemporary Issues and Challenges -- Economic Challenges : A Region of Disparities -- The Middle East Conflicts -- Civil Society, Media and Democratic Reform -- The 2011 Revolutions and the Future of the Region -- Glossary. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Geopolitics -- Middle East.
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Middle East -- Politics and government -- 1979-
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Middle East -- Economic conditions -- 1979-
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United States -- Foreign relations -- Middle East.
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Middle East -- Foreign relations -- United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780415782432 (hbk.) |
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9780415782449 (pbk.) |
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9780203828960 (electronic bk.) |
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