The state of the Middle East : an atlas of conflict and resolution / Dan Smith.

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Main Author: Smith, Dan, 1951-
Language:English
Published: [London] : Berkeley, Calif. : Earthscan ; University of California Press, [2008], ©2008.
Edition:Updated second edition.
Subjects:
North African literature > Maps.
North African literature > History.
North African literature > Foreign relations > Middle East.
North African literature > Economic conditions.
Middle East > Maps.
Middle East > History.
Middle East > Foreign relations > Africa, North.
Middle East > Economic conditions.
Atlases.
Maps.
Genre:
Maps.
Atlases.
Physical Description:1 atlas (148 pages) : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm
Cartographic Data:Scale not given.
Format: Map
Contents:
  • 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
  • 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.