Culture and conflict in the Middle East
By: Philip Carl Salzman.
Publisher: Humanity Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Amherst, N.Y
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781591025870
Subjects: Conflict management -- Middle East; National security -- Middle East; Middle East -- Civilization; Middle East -- Social conditions
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Making a living in the Middle East : life in the valleys, deserts, and mountains; title: Friends and enemies : security and defense in the Middle East; title: Defense and offense : honor and rank in the Middle East; title: Turning toward the world : tribal organization and predatory expansion; title: Tribe and state : the dynamics of incompatibility; title: Root causes : the Middle East today and tomorrow.