Layachi, Azzedine creator text nyu New York McGraw-Hill 2011 13th ed. monographic eng

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x, 289 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm. Middle East: Theater of Conflict -- Middle East: Heartland of Islam Country Reports -- Algeria (Peoples' Democratic Republic of Algeria) -- Bahrain (State of Bahrain) -- Egypt (Arab Republic of Egypt) -- Iran (Islamic Republic of Iran) -- Iraq (Republic of Iraq) -- Israel (State of Israel) -- Jordan (Hashimite Kingdom of Jordan) -- Kuwait (State of Kuwait) -- Lebanon (Lebanese Republic) -- Libya (Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriyya) -- Mauritania (Islamic Republic of Mauritania) -- Morocco (Kingdom of Morocco) -- Oman (Sultanate of Oman) -- Qatar (State of Qatar) -- Saudi Arabia (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) -- Sudan (Republic of the Sudan) -- Syria (Syrian Arab Republic) -- Tunisia (Republic of Tunisia) -- Turkey (Republic of Turkey) -- United Arab Emirates -- Yemen (Republic of Yemen) -- Western Sahara -- Articles from the World Press -- 1. Middle of Where? / Brian Whitaker -- 2. Geography and the Middle East / Dona J. Stewart -- 3. Stifled, Egypt's Young Turn to Islamic Fervor / Michael Slackman -- 4. Fighting for the Soul of Turkey / Adnan R. Khan -- 5. In Algeria, a Tug of War for Young Minds / Michael Slackman -- 6. Future of Iraq: The Decline of Violence, the Rise of Politics / Kimberly Kagan -- 7. Saudi Arabia: Reality Check / Alain Gresh -- 8. Fearful of Restive Foreign Labor, Dubai Eyes Reforms / Jason DeParle -- 9. Electoral Reform in Lebanon / Benedetta Berti -- 10. In Sudan, No Clear Difference Between Arab and African / Somini Sengupta -- 11. Change They Can Believe In: To Make Israel Safe, Give Palestinians Their Due / Walter Russell Mead -- 12. Western Sahara Poser for UN / Jacob Mundy -- 13. t Responding to a Nuclear Iran / Christopher Hemmer -- 14. China through Arab Eyes: American Influence in the Middle East / Brandon Gentry -- 15. Human Rights of Women and Social Transformation in the Arab Middle East / Hayat Alvi specialized Azzedine Layachi Includes bibliography (p. 267-277) and index Middle East Politics and government 21st century Middle East History 21st century 9780073527758 0073527750 UMP 111123 20251125093118.0 vtls000056243