The Middle East today : political, geographical and cultural perspectives - Stewart, Dona J. (Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2013)
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.
'Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada'--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: 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