00000nam 2200000 4500 INLIS000000000003424 10804/MKRI-P/XI-2008 20221110093704 10803/MKRI-P/XI-2008 0010-0520003424 221110################|##########|#eng## 0495007501 eng 320.956 320.956 PAL p Palmer, Monte Politics of the Middle East / Monte Palmer 2nd ed. Belmont, USA : Thomson, 2007 xiii, 394 p. : : illus. ; 24 cm Indeks : p. 372 - 394 p. 341 - 371 Since 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. Politics - Middle East Middle East - Politics and Government 10803/MKRI-P/XI-2008 10804/MKRI-P/XI-2008