TY  - BOOK
AU  - Andersen,Roy
AU  - Seibert,Robert F.
AU  - Wagner,Jon G.
TI  - Politics and change in the Middle East: sources of conflict and accomodation 
SN  - 0136218229 (paper)
AV  - DS62.8 .A5 1998
U1  - 956 21
PY  - 1998///
CY  - Upper Saddle River, N.J.
PB  - Prentice Hall
KW  - Middle East
KW  - Politics and government
N1  - Includes index; 1; Traditional Cultures of the Middle East: The Cradle of Civilization and Politics --; 2; The Foundations of Islam --; 3; The Political Legacy of Islam, A.D. 632-1800 --; 4; Western Imperialism, 1800-1914 --; 5; The Rise of the State System, 1914-1950 --; 6; The Drive for Self-Determination --; 7; Turning Points --; 8; The Politics of Religion, Culture, and Social Life --; 9; Political Elites --; 10; Political Leadership in the Contemporary Middle East --; 11; The Economic Setting --; 12; International Relations in the Contemporary Middle East: 1945-1990 --; 13; International Relations in the Contemporary Middle East, 1945-1990: The Regional Actors --; 14; The Middle East and the Changing International Order --; Country Profiles
N2  - 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
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