Author: Lawrence Ziring
Publisher: Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 424
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Covering the 22 countries forming the great arc from Morocco through Turkey. In some 250 entries Ziring (political science, Western Michigan U.) treats recent history and current events, as well as the terms, characteristics, movements, and institutions that describe the Middle East in the last half of the 20th c. under seven topics: political geography and geopolitics, ethnicity and political culture, Islam, conflict, Israelis and Palestinians, diplomacy, political parties and movements. The `significance' section in each entry is a particularly useful commentary. The detailed index runs to 28 pages. A fine reference at a modest price. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author: Agnes G. Korbani
Publisher:
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780819195791
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book acts as a reference to major political events and historic issues in the Middle East. The author presents the material in an insightful, focused, and easy to comprehend manner.
Author: Kristian Coates Ulrichsen
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2018-06-21
Total Pages: 73
ISBN-13: 019251198X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Consisting of more than 300 entries, this new and authoritative dictionary provides a useful overview of the wide array of political structures and systems that comprise the contemporary Middle East. From Turkey through Iraq and Iran, to the Arabian Peninsula and the states of North Africa, it includes up-to-date definitions of political societies and organizations, key political figures, and important developments, as well as region-specific concepts such as Majlis, academic terms such as rentier state theory, and events such as the Arab uprisings. This is an essential reference resource for students taking courses or modules in Politics in the Middle East, or broader subject areas such as politics, history, economics, and international relations with a specific focus on Middle Eastern Politics.