Politics of the Middle East: Cultures and Conflicts
Language: English
Published by Pearson Education (US), 2007
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An introduction to the Middle East, provides an overview of the history, geography, cultures, and religions and leads up the regions twenty-first century conflicts, including the Iraq War. With its emphasis on basic concepts and vocabulary, and it use of illustrative case studies, Politics of the Middle East provides an exciting tool for the basic understanding of this very complex region. KEY TOPICS: This comprehensive book covers cultures and history of the ancients, the birth of Islam, and the Ottoman Empire; Arab-Israeli conflicts and their origins; Turkey and the Kurds; the Persian Gulf and the rise of the oil kingdoms, the Iranian revolution, and the first and second Gulf Wars; and Middle Eastern terrorism. MARKET: An excellent reference resource for those involved in businesses and concerns that deal with the Middle East and its politics.
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- Title
- Politics of the Middle East: Cultures and Conflicts
- Author
- Michael Roskin
- Publisher
- Pearson Education (US)
- Publication year
- 2007
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0131594249
- ISBN 13
- 9780131594241
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
For undergraduate Political Science courses on the Middle East, Comparative Politics, and International Relations.
A multi-disciplinary introduction to the Middle East, Politics in the Middle East provides an overview of history, geography, cultures, and religions and leads up to the region’s Twenty-first Century conflicts, including the Iraq War. With its emphasis on basic concepts and vocabulary, and its use of illustrative case studies, Politics of the Middle East provides an exciting tool for the basic understanding of this very complex region.
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Authors Michael Roskin and James Coyle have written a clear, engaging text that will enable students to better understand the politics of the Middle East. With two separate chapters on Turkey and the Kurds, as well as great, in-depth coverage of Middle Eastern history, geography, and conflicts—including the 2003 Iraq war—this Middle Eastern politics text illustrates the interrelated complexities of the Middle East in ways that will seem real rather than abstract.
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