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020			_a9781588265654 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020			_a158826565X (pbk. : alk. paper)
082	0	0	_a956
245	0	0	_aUnderstanding the contemporary Middle East /
250			_a3rd ed.
260			_aBoulder, Colo. : _bLynne Rienner Publishers, _c2008.
300			_axvii, 483 p. : _bill., maps ;
490	1		_aUnderstanding
505	0		_aIntroduction / Jillian Schwedler -- The Middle East : a geographic preface / Ian R. Manners and Barbara McKean Parmenter -- The historical context / Arthur Goldschmidt, Jr. -- Middle Eastern politics / Deborah J. Gerner and Philip A. Schrodt -- International relations / Mary Ann Tétreault -- The Israeli-Palestinian conflict / Simona Sharoni and Mohammed Abu-Nimer -- The economies of the Middle East / Agnieszka Paczynska -- The political economy of Middle Eastern oil / Mary Ann Tétreault -- Population growth, urbanization, and the challenges of unemployment / Valentine M. Moghadam -- Kinship, class, and ethnicity / Laurie King-Irani -- The role of women / Lisa Taraki -- Religion and politics in the Middle East / Jillian Schwedler -- Middle Eastern literature / Miriam Cooke -- Trends and prospects / Jillian Schwedler and Deborah J. Gerner.
700	1		_aSchwedler, Jillian.
700	1		_aGerner, Deborah J.
856	4	1	_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0811/2008006857.html
942			_cBK