TY  - BOOK
TI  - Understanding the contemporary Middle East
T2  - Understanding
AV  - DS44.G376.U534 2000 
PY  - 2000///
CY  - Boulder, Colorado
PB  - Lynne Rienner Publishers
N1  - 2; The Middle East : a geographic preface; Ian R. Manners and Barbara McKean Parmenter --; The historical context; Arthur Goldschmidt Jr. -- Middle Eastern politics; Deborah J. Gerner and Philip A. Schrodt --; International relations; Mary Ann Tetreault --; The Israeli-Palestinian conflict; Simona Sharoni and Mohammed Abu-nimer --; The economies of the Middle East; Elias H. Tuma --; Population growth, urbanization, and the challenges of unemployment; Valentine M. Moghadam --; Kinship, class, and ethnicity; Laurie King-Irani --; The role of women; Lisa Taraki --; Religion and politics in the Middle East; John L. Esposito --; Middle Eastern literature; Miriam Cooke --; Trends and prospects; Deborah J. Gerner; 2
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