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The Middle East today : political, geographical and cultural perspectives / Dona J. Stewart.

By: Stewart, Dona J.
Publisher: New York, NY : Routledge, c2009Description: xi, 213 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.ISBN: 9780415772426 (pbk. ); 0415772427 (pbk.); a 9780415772433 (hbk.); 9780203884140 (ebk.); 0203884140 (ebk.); 0415772435 (hbk.).Subject(s): Geopolitics -- Middle East | Middle East -- Politics and government -- 1979- | Middle East -- Economic conditions -- 1979- | United States -- Foreign relations -- Middle East | Middle East -- Foreign relations -- United StatesDDC classification: 956.04
Contents:
The Middle East and North Africa : between image and reality -- The geography of the Middle East and North Africa -- The contemporary state system -- Historical foundations -- The making of the modern state system -- The emergence of independent states and geopolitics -- Contemporary Islamist thought -- Economic challenges -- The Arab-Israeli conflicts: a conflict resolution perspective -- Civil society, Media and democratic reform -- The coming challenges : key issues to watch.
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Includes bibliographical references (p.[201]-206) and index.

The Middle East and North Africa : between image and reality -- The geography of the Middle East and North Africa -- The contemporary state system -- Historical foundations -- The making of the modern state system -- The emergence of independent states and geopolitics -- Contemporary Islamist thought -- Economic challenges -- The Arab-Israeli conflicts: a conflict resolution perspective -- Civil society, Media and democratic reform -- The coming challenges : key issues to watch.