The Penguin state of the Middle East atlas / Dan Smith.
| Author/creator |
Smith, Dan, 1951- cartographer, author. |
| Other author/creator | Penguin Books USA, Inc., publisher. |
| Other author/creator | Myriad Editions Limited, copyright holder. |
| Format | Atlas, Map, and Print |
| Edition | Completely revised and updated third edition. |
| Publication Info | New York, New York : Penguin Books, 2016. |
| Copyright Notice | ©2016 |
| Description | 1 atlas (160 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 25 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Portion of title | State of the Middle East atlas |
| Cartographic data | Scale not given. |
| Contents | Introduction: The Middle East and the world -- Part one: The making of the Middle East. The Ottoman Empire : decline and legacy ; European colonialism : colonial impact ; The new Middle East after World War I : a new regional order ; Decolonization and Arab nationalism : independence and unity ; The pan-Arab dream ; The formation of the State of Israel : Zionism and antisemitism ; Flight and exile ; Oil : the oil market ; The US presence : angles of influence -- Part two: The region on the cusp of change. Politics and rights ; Faith ; Ethnicity ; Population and urbanization ; Wealth and inequality ; Gender relations ; Water ; Refugees ; Wars -- Part three: Arenas of conflict. Israel and Palestine ; Land vs peace ; Uprising ; The Occupied Territories ; Force and peace ; Lebanon : peace and occupation ; Algeria : struggling out of war ; The Kurds : the fight for freedom ; Iran : revolutionary cycles ; The Iran-Iraq War ; Iraq : the Ba'ath Party ; The Gulf Wars. Sanctions and the second war ; War after war ; The new Iraq : old enemies, new allies ; Tunisia ; Egypt : Pressure for change ; After the revolution ; Libya : into chaos ; Syria : the civil war ; Chemical weapons ; The state of war ; Saudi Arabia : contrary pressures ; Protecting and projecting power ; Yemen ; The Gulf kingdoms ; Networks of grievance and terror. Foreign fighters in Iraq and Syria ; Divided movement : ISIS splits from al-Qaeda ; Conclusion: Trajectories of change. |
| General note | "This third edition first published in Penguin Books 2016"--Title page verso. |
| General note | "Copyright © 2006, 2008, 2016 by Myriad Editions Limited"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | Atlases. |
| Genre/form | Atlases. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| Genre/form | Maps. |
| LCCN | 2015029566 |
| ISBN | 9780143124238 |
| ISBN | 0143124234 |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | G2205 .S6 2016 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |