The Middle East

This textbook contains 26 chapters on the Middle East in its domestic, regional, and international contexts. Political science, anthropology, history, sociology, international relations, and other scholars from the Middle East, Europe, the US, and Australia discuss the history, social change, political economy of development, institutions and governance, religion, society, politics, citizens, public opinion, political participation, and international relations in the Middle East, as well as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, followed by profiles of Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, the lower Gulf states, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan (a new chapter), Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, and Yemen, with information on state formation, societal transformations, religion and politics, political economy, domestic institutions, political participation, and regional and international relations in each, as well as new sections on domestic conflict in this edition, which has also been revised and combines the chapters on international relations and regional relations. Annotation c2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)