What every American should know about the Middle East, Melissa Rossi
Type
Label
What every American should know about the Middle East, Melissa Rossi
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 467-470) and index
Illustrations
mapsillustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
What every American should know about the Middle East
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
183268094
Responsibility statement
Melissa Rossi
Series statement
What every American should know--What every American should know about--
Summary
Provides Americans with critical information about the Middle East, and discusses history, politics, economy, and religion for each country within the region; as well as the economic and political affects of the United States' presence within the region
Table Of Contents
Misunderstanding the Middle East -- Cheat sheet 1: basic concepts and building blocks -- Jogging through the millennia -- Pulling the pieces together -- European designs : hacking up the Middle East -- Cheat sheet 2: 1979 and beyond : a quick look at the issues -- Iraq : pardon our mess -- Iran : isn't the party over yet? -- The kingdom of Saudi Arabia : splitsville -- Kuwait : lines in the sand -- Yemen : in another world -- The United Arab Emirates : the land of possibilities -- Qatar : trail blazing -- Bahrain : a new profile -- Oman : awake at last -- Cheat sheet 3: the westerners -- Israel : fulfilling prophecies -- Disappearing act : the Palestinian Territories--the West Bank and Gaza -- Lebanon : the cedar devolution -- Syria : crumbling support -- Jordan : stuck in the middle -- Egypt : secret society