Stewart, Dona J. <br/><br/>
The Middle East today  political, geographical and cultural perspectives /  [electronic resource] : 
Dona J. Stewart. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - London ;  New York :  Routledge,  2013. 
 - xvii, 280 p. :  ill., port. 
<br/><br/> "Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--t.p. verso. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-206) and index. 
<br/><br/>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 -- Glossary. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780203828960 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Geopolitics--Middle East.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Middle East--Politics and government--1979-<br/>Middle East--Economic conditions--1979-<br/>United States--Foreign relations--Middle East.<br/>Middle East--Foreign relations--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DS63.1  / .S75 2013 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>956.05