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AN INTRODUCTION TO THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST, STUDENT ECONOMY EDITION
HISTORY, RELIGION, POLITICAL ECONOMY, POLITICS |
| By: |
David Sorenson |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£13.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0813350220 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780813350226 |
| Publisher: |
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US |
| Pub. date: |
8 December, 2015 |
| Edition: |
2nd edition |
| Pages: |
560 |
| Description: |
Westview Press is pleased to offer a new, paperback Student Economy Edition of our best-selling title, An Introduction to the Modern Middle East. This Student Economy Edition contains the same material as the second edition of An Introduction to the Modern Middle East (ISBN: 9780813349220)- the same text, the same figures, and the same page numbers- and is available to own for about the same price as renting the print book.Combining elements of comparative politics with a country-by-country analysis, author David S. Sorenson provides a complete and accessible introduction to the modern Middle East. With an emphasis on the politics of the region, the text also dedicates chapters specifically to the history, religions, and economies of countries in the Persian (Arabian) Gulf, the Eastern Mediterranean, and North Africa. In each country chapter, a brief political history is followed by discussions of democratization, religious politics, women's issues, civil society, economic development, privatization, and foreign relations.In this updated and revised second edition, An Introduction to the Modern Middle East includes new material on the Arab Spring, the changes in Turkish politics, the Iranian nuclear issues, and the latest efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian dilemma. Introductory chapters provide an important thematic overview for each of the book's individual country chapters and short vignettes throughout the book offer readers a chance for personal reflection. |
| Synopsis: |
Westview Press is pleased to offer a new, paperback Student Economy Edition of our best-selling title, An Introduction to the Modern Middle East. This Student Economy Edition contains the same material as the second edition of An Introduction to the Modern Middle East (ISBN: 9780813349220)- the same text, the same figures, and the same page numbers- and is available to own for about the same price as renting the print book.Combining elements of comparative politics with a country-by-country analysis, author David S. Sorenson provides a complete and accessible introduction to the modern Middle East. With an emphasis on the politics of the region, the text also dedicates chapters specifically to the history, religions, and economies of countries in the Persian (Arabian) Gulf, the Eastern Mediterranean, and North Africa. In each country chapter, a brief political history is followed by discussions of democratization, religious politics, women's issues, civil society, economic development, privatization, and foreign relations.In this updated and revised second edition, An Introduction to the Modern Middle East includes new material on the Arab Spring, the changes in Turkish politics, the Iranian nuclear issues, and the latest efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian dilemma. Introductory chapters provide an important thematic overview for each of the book's individual country chapters and short vignettes throughout the book offer readers a chance for personal reflection. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Basic Books |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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