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_aRossi, M. L. _q(Melissa L.), _d1965- |
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_aWhat every American should know about the Middle East / _cMelissa Rossi. |
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_aNew York : _bPlume, _cc2008. |
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_axvii, 493 p. : _bill., maps ; _c23 cm. |
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| 490 | 0 | _aWhat every American should know-- | |
| 490 | 0 | _aWhat every American should know about-- | |
| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [467]-470) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | _aMisunderstanding 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. | |
| 520 | _aProvides 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. | ||
| 651 | 0 | _aMiddle East. | |
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_aMedio Oriente. _93733 |
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_3Table of contents only _uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0826/2008036364.html |
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_3Publisher description _uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0906/2008036364-d.html |
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