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The state of the middle east : an atlas of conflict and resolution / Dan Smith.

Smith, Dan. (Author).

Record details

ISBN: 0520248686 (pbk.)
ISBN: 9780520248687 (pbk.)
ISBN: 0520248678
ISBN: 9780520248670
Physical Description: 1 atlas (144 p.) : col. ill., col. maps ; 25 cm.
Publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press, c2006.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 142-143) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction -- Glossary -- pt. 1. The shaping of the Middle East -- The Ottoman empire -- European colonialism -- The new Middle East after World War I -- Decolonization -- Arab nationalism -- The formulation of the state of Israel -- Oil -- The US presence -- pt. 2. Arenas of conflict -- Arab-Israeli warfare -- Israel and Palestine -- Jerusalem -- Lebanon -- Syria -- Libya -- Egypt -- Algeria -- Iran -- The Iran-Iraq War -- Iraq -- The Kurds -- The Gulf wars -- Saudi Arabia -- Danger and opportunity -- pt. 3. The state of the nations -- Ethnicity and language -- Religion -- Life expectancy and health -- Population and urbanization -- Water and sanitation -- Education and literacy -- Government and economy -- Military spending -- Energy and transportation -- Water resources -- Labour and migration -- Refugees -- Gender equality -- Human rights -- Sources -- Index.