Understanding the contemporary Middle East /  [print] 
edited by Jillian Schwedler, Deborah J. Gerner. 
 - third edition. 
 - Boulder, Colorado :  Lynne Rienner Publishers,  (c)2008. 
 - xvii, 483 pages :  illustrations, maps ;  23 cm. 
 - Understanding .
 - Understanding (Boulder, Colo.) .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction  The Middle East : a geographic preface  The historical context  International relations  The Israeli-Palestinian conflict  The economies of the Middle East  The political economy of Middle Eastern oil  Population growth, urbanization, and the challenges of unemployment  Kinship, class, and ethnicity  The role of women  Religion and politics in the Middle East  Middle Eastern literature  Trends and prospects  Jillian Schwedler --  Ian R. Manners and Barbara McKean Parmenter --  Arthur Goldschmidt, Jr. -- Middle Eastern politics  Deborah J. Gerner and Philip A. Schrodt --  Mary Ann Tetreault --  Simona Sharoni and Mohammed Abu-Nimer --  Agnieszka Paczynska --  Mary Ann Tetreault --  Valentine M. Moghadam --  Laurie King-Irani --  Lisa Taraki --  Jillian Schwedler --  Miriam Cooke --  Jillian Schwedler and Deborah J. Gerner. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781588265654 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008006857 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA879094  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>014648140  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DS44.G376.U534 2008