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Understanding the contemporary Middle East
xii, 461 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
This new edition, thoroughly revised and updated, explores both the impact of recent events in shaping the Middle East and the continuities with established patterns of political, economic and social relations.
Introduction / Jillian Schwedler -- The Middle East : A Geographic Preface / Ian R. Manners, Barbara McKean Parmenter, and Ryan King -- The Historical Context / Arthur Goldschmidt Jr. -- Politics / Philip A. Schrodt and Deborah J. Gerner -- International Relations / Curtis R. Ryan and Mary Ann Tétreault -- The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict / Simona Sharoni and Mohammed Abu-Nimer -- The Economies of the Middle East / Agnieszka Paczynska -- The Political Economy of Middle Eastern Oil / Alexander Abraham Alvalade-Ximenes and Mary Ann Tétreault -- Population Growth, Urbanization, and the Challenges of Unemployment / Valentine M. Moghadam -- Kinship, Class, and Ethnicity / Laurie King-Irani -- The Role of Women / Lisa Pollard -- Religion / Jillian Schwedler -- Middle Eastern Literature / Miriam Cooke -- Trends and Prospects / Jillian Schwedler
Includes bibliographical references and index.