TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rossi,M.L.
TI  - What every American should know about the Middle East
T2  - What every American should know--
SN  - 0452289599 (pbk.)
AV  - 439 DS 44  R833 2008
U1  - 956 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - New York
PB  - Plume
KW  - Middle East
KW  - Medio Oriente
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [467]-470) and index; 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
N2  - 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
UR  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0826/2008036364.html
UR  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0906/2008036364-d.html
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