TY  - BOOK
AU  - Stewart,Dona J.
TI  - The Middle East today: political, geographical and cultural perspectives 
SN  - 9780415782432 (hbk.)
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Geopolitics
KW  - Middle East
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1979-
KW  - Economic conditions
KW  - United States
KW  - Foreign relations
KW  - Middle east
N1  - 'Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada'--T.p. verso; Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
ER  -