Understanding the contemporary Middle East
By: edited by Deborah J. Gerner and Jillian Schwedler
Contributors: Gerner, Deborah J; Schwedler, Jillian
Edition: 2nd ed
Series: Understanding; Undorerstanding (Boulder, Colo.)
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Boulder, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 477
Subjects: Middle East; Africa, North
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Deborah J. Gerner; title: Middle East: a geographic preface / Ian R. Manners and Barbara McKean Parmenter; title: The historical context / Arthur Goldschmidt, Jr.; title: Middle Eastern politics / Deborah J. Gerner; title: International relations / Mary Ann Tétreault; title: Israeli-Palestinian conflict / Simona Sharoni and Mohammed Abu-Nimer; title: Economies of the Middle East / Elias H. Tuma; title: Political economy of Middle Eastern Oil / Mary Ann Tétreault; title: Population growth, urbanization, and the challenges of unemployment / Valentine M. Moghadam; title: Kinship, class, and ethnicity / Laurie King-Irani; title: The role of women / Lisa Taraki; title: Religion and politics in the Middle East / John L. Esposito ... [et al.]; title: Middle Eastern literature / Miriam Cooke; title: Trends and prospects / Deborah J. Gerner and Jillian Schwedler