02156nam a2200373 4500 17329092 20160823092349.0 000 000 2012019182 9780415782432 (hbk.) 9780415782449 (pbk.) 9780203828960 (ebook) UOEL DLC DLC pcc aw----- n-us--- DS154.16.175 .S74 2013 956.05 23 Stewart, Dona J. The Middle East today : political, geographical and cultural perspectives / Dona J. Stewart. London ; New York, NY : Routledge, c2013. xix, 280 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm. "Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references (p.[201]-206) and index. Part I. Introduction to the Region -- The Middle East and North Africa : Between Image and Reality -- The Geography of the Middle East and North Africa -- Culture and Society in the Middle East and North Africa -- Part II. Emergence and Evolution of the Region -- Historical Foundations : The Islamic and Arab Legacies -- The Making of the Modern Middle East : The Ottoman Legacy -- Independent States and Geopolitics : The Legacy of Western Imperialism -- The Contemporary State Systems : A System in Flux -- Contemporary Islamist Thought : The Power of Ideology -- Part III. Contemporary Issues and Challenges -- Economic Challenges : A Region of Disparities -- The Middle East Conflicts -- Civil Society, Media and Democratic Reform -- The 2011 Revolutions and the Future of the Region -- Glossary. Geopolitics Middle East. Middle East Politics and government 1979- Middle East Economic conditions 1979- United States Foreign relations Middle East. Middle East Foreign relations United States. 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc LL 12577 12577 0 0 lcc 0 0 UOE UOE GEN 2016-08-23 4 DS154.16.175 .S74 2013 20150063 2026-04-27 11:20:16 2016-11-11 20150063 2016-08-23 LL 0 0 lcc 0 0 UOE UOE GEN 2016-08-23 1 DS154.16.175 .S74 2013 20150065 2026-04-27 11:20:16 2016-08-23 20150065 2016-08-23 LL