Political Dictionary Of The Middle East In The Twentieth Century

Reference book on politics in the Middle East in the 20th century - includes short biographies of leading politicians, and covers historical and military aspects, social implications, ethnic groups, religions, languages, wars, treatys, etc. Illustrations, maps and statistical tables. Biographys, politicians.

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.

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

This book is a comprehensive analysis of the governments and politics of the Middle East in the 20th century. Through an examination of the historical context, cultural traditions, and political systems of countries such as Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Israel, Sharabi provides insight into the challenges facing the region today. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.