The Middle East

Now in its twelfth edition, The Middle East is considered a classic among students, professors, and researchers seeking to understand this ever-changing region. This new edition for 2010 has been thoroughly updated and reorganized to provide vital coverage and analysis of the key issues and headline-making events in this dynamic area of the world.

Renowned for its balanced, informative, and accessible treatment of the complex and controversial affairs that make the Middle East so important and so volatile, The Middle East takes an in-depth approach to trends and events in the region as well as the history of its nations.

The Middle East has become a staple text in college courses on the modern Middle East and is an essential resource for academic and public library collections. Major revisions in this eleventh edition make it an even more important component of library collections that serve patrons interested in this crucial region.

Ellen Lust is an associate professor in the department of political science at Yale University. Her publications include Structuring Conflict in the Arab World and Political Participation in the Middle East, co-edited with Saloua Zerhouni. She has also published articles in such journals as Comparative Politics, Comparative Political Studies, International Journal of Middle East Studies, and Politics and Society. She is an associate editor of a the newly launched journal, Middle East Law and Governance. Lust has studied, conducted research, and led student and alumni groups in Egypt, Jordan,Morocco, Israel, Palestine, and Syria.