Andersen, Roy. <br/><br/>
Politics and change in the Middle East :  sources of conflict and accomodation / 
Roy R. Andersen, Robert F. Seibert, Jon G. Wagner. 
 - 5th ed. 
 - Upper Saddle River, N.J. :  Prentice Hall,  c1998. 
 - xix, 396 p. :  maps ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/> Traditional Cultures of the Middle East: The Cradle of Civilization and Politics --  The Foundations of Islam --  The Political Legacy of Islam, A.D. 632-1800 --  Western Imperialism, 1800-1914 --  The Rise of the State System, 1914-1950 --  The Drive for Self-Determination --  Turning Points --  The Politics of Religion, Culture, and Social Life --  Political Elites --  Political Leadership in the Contemporary Middle East --  The Economic Setting --  International Relations in the Contemporary Middle East: 1945-1990 --  International Relations in the Contemporary Middle East, 1945-1990: The Regional Actors --  The Middle East and the Changing International Order --  Country Profiles.  1.  2.  3.  4.  5.  6.  7.  8.  9.  10.  11.  12.  13.  14. 
<br/><br/> Thoroughly revised and updated to keep pace with recent events, this introductory survey of the Middle East explains in depth the special and enduring role of Islam and presents a historical overview of the region. The authors examine contemporary issues on a thematic basis (not country by country) and offer an interdisciplinary social science perspective, choosing to focus on the interplay between economic, political, and cultural influences. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0136218229 (paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>97002062  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Middle East--Politics and government.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DS62.8  / .A5 1998 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>956