The Middle East today
Subtitle: political, geographical and cultural perspectives
By: Dona J. Stewart
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780415782432; 9780415782449; 9780203828960
Subjects: Politics and government; Geopolitics; Economic conditions; Foreign relations
Notes: "Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p.[201]-206)  and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I. Introduction to the Region; title: The Middle East and North Africa : Between Image and Reality; title: The Geography of the Middle East and North Africa; title: Culture and Society in the Middle East and North Africa; title: Part II. Emergence and Evolution of the Region; title: Historical Foundations : The Islamic and Arab Legacies; title: The Making of the Modern Middle East : The Ottoman Legacy; title: Independent States and Geopolitics : The Legacy of Western Imperialism; title: The Contemporary State Systems : A System in Flux; title: Contemporary Islamist Thought : The Power of Ideology; title: Part III. Contemporary Issues and Challenges; title: Economic Challenges : A Region of Disparities; title: The Middle East Conflicts; title: Civil Society, Media and Democratic Reform; title: The 2011 Revolutions and the Future of the Region; title: Glossary.