Dan Smith
The State of the Middle East
An Atlas of Conflict and Resolution
Revised and Updated
$19.95, paperback
978-0-520-25753-5
NYP--Due 10/08
152 pages, 7-1/2 x 9-3/4 inches, 7 color illustrations, 1 b/w photograph, 60 maps, 5 tables
October 2008, Not available in British Commonwealth; Include Canada
Categories: Geography; Middle Eastern Studies; Politics; International Relations; Middle Eastern History
October 2008, Not available in British Commonwealth; Include Canada
Categories: Geography; Middle Eastern Studies; Politics; International Relations; Middle Eastern History
Praise for the previous edition:
"Concise yet detailed . . . . The information contained within these pages is easy to comprehend and is essential knowledge for anyone wanting to better understand the politics and history of this volatile region."—History in Review
"This book is filled with readable graphs and colorful maps that pinpoint everything from regional ethnic and language groups to military spending and urbanization."—Utne
"Successfully educates the reader about the Middle East region and the conflicts, both historical and modern, that have led to the current situation in this part of the world."—Library Journal
"Concise yet detailed . . . . The information contained within these pages is easy to comprehend and is essential knowledge for anyone wanting to better understand the politics and history of this volatile region."—History in Review
"This book is filled with readable graphs and colorful maps that pinpoint everything from regional ethnic and language groups to military spending and urbanization."—Utne
"Successfully educates the reader about the Middle East region and the conflicts, both historical and modern, that have led to the current situation in this part of the world."—Library Journal
As Western powers attempt to redraw the map of the Middle East, Dan Smith uses his forensic skills to unravel this arena of confrontation and instability, from the Ottoman Empire to the present day. With customarily acute analysis, he highlights key issues and maps their global implications to explain why this region has become, and will remain, the focal point for international relations.
Updated Topics Include:
* Demographic data
* The Israel-Palestine situation
* The current war in Iraq
* The situation in Lebanon
* Refugees and migration
* Islam in the world
Copub: Myriad Editions
Updated Topics Include:
* Demographic data
* The Israel-Palestine situation
* The current war in Iraq
* The situation in Lebanon
* Refugees and migration
* Islam in the world
Copub: Myriad Editions
The State of the Middle East: An Atlas of Conflict and Resolution, by Dan Smith
Struggle and Survival in the Modern Middle East, Second Edition, edited by Edmund Burke, III and David N. Yaghoubian
Between Memory and Desire: The Middle East in a Troubled Age, by R. Stephen Humphreys
The Modern Middle East: A Political History since the First World War, by Mehran Kamrava
Tribes and State Formation in the Middle East, by Philip S. Khoury and Joseph Kostiner, editors
Struggle and Survival in the Modern Middle East, Second Edition, edited by Edmund Burke, III and David N. Yaghoubian
Between Memory and Desire: The Middle East in a Troubled Age, by R. Stephen Humphreys
The Modern Middle East: A Political History since the First World War, by Mehran Kamrava
Tribes and State Formation in the Middle East, by Philip S. Khoury and Joseph Kostiner, editors