Understanding the contemporary Middle East /  [print] 
edited by Deborah J. Gerner. 
 - Boulder, Colorado :  Lynne Rienner Publishers,  (c)2000. 
 - xvi, 421 pages :  illustrations, maps ;  24 cm. 
 - Understanding .
 - Understanding (Boulder, Colo.) .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>The Middle East : a geographic preface  The historical context  International relations  The Israeli-Palestinian conflict  The economies of the Middle East  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  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 --  Elias H. Tuma --  Valentine M. Moghadam --  Laurie King-Irani --  Lisa Taraki --  John L. Esposito --  Miriam Cooke --  Deborah J. Gerner. 
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<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>99037486 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DS44.G376.U534 2000