Understanding the Contemporary Middle East / / ed. by Deborah J. Gerner.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
• MitwirkendeR: Abu-Nimer, Mohammed,; Cooke, Miriam,; Esposito, John L.,; Gemer, Deborah J.,; Gerner, Deborah J.,; Goldschmidt, Arthur,; King-Irani, Laurie,; Manners, Ian R.,; McKean Parmenter, Barbara,; Moghadam, Valentine M.,; Muqtedar Khan, Mohammed A.,; Schrodt, Philip A.,; Sharoni, Simona,; Taraki, Lisa,; Tetreault, Mary Ann,; Turna, Elias H.,
• HerausgeberIn: Gerner, Deborah J.,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2023]; ©2000
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Series: Understanding: Introductions to the States and Regions of the Contemporary World
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (421 p.)

An interdisciplinary book designed for use both as a core text for “Introduction to the Middle East” courses and as a supplement in a variety of discipline-oriented curriculums.

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• List of Maps, Tables, and Figures
• List of Photographs
• Preface
• 1 Introduction
• 2 The Middle East: A Geographic Preface
• 3 The Historical Context
• 4 Middle Eastern Politics
• 5 International Relations
• 6 The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
• 7 The Economies of the Middle East
• 8 Population Growth, Urbanization, and the Challenges of Unemployment
• 9 Kinship, Class, and Ethnicity
• 10 The Role of Women
• 11 Religion and Politics in the Middle East
• 12 Middle Eastern Literature
• 13 Trends and Prospects
• Appendix 1: List of Acronyms
• Appendix 2: Basic Political Data
• The Contributors
• Index
• About the Book