01739     2200289   4500001002100000005001500021035002000036008004100056020001500097041000800112082001200120084001800132100001800150245004800168250001200216260003500228300003800263500002600301504001700327520093600344650002701280650004201307990002501349990002501374990002501399990002501424INLIS00000000000342420221110093704  a0010-0520003424221110                |          | eng    a0495007501  aeng  a320.956  a320.956 PAL p0 aPalmer, Monte14aPolitics of the Middle East /cMonte Palmer  a2nd ed.  aBelmont, USA :bThomson,c2007  axiii, 394 p. :b: illus. ;c24 cm  aIndeks : p. 372 - 394  ap. 341 - 371  aSince its publication in 2001, this book has been highly regarded by students and instructors alike for striking a unique balance between an historical approach and the analysis of country case studies. This blended approach offers a more complete picture of the region ... including the influences of tribalism, kinship, and the Islamic faith as well as the region's political uprisings, religious significance, and the petroleum resources that make it crucial to the rest of the world. The second edition of the book has been substantially revised. The chapter on Israel has been restructured to include a discussion of both Israeli and Palestinian politics, and a much-needed chapter on Turkey has been added. The Iraqi chapter has been largely rewritten and remains a work in progress. Few regions of the world approach the Middle east for the richness of its past, the turmoil of its present, or the uncertainty of its future. 4aPolitics - Middle East 4aMiddle East - Politics and Government  a10803/MKRI-P/XI-2008  a10804/MKRI-P/XI-2008  a10804/MKRI-P/XI-2008  a10803/MKRI-P/XI-2008