Description
Book SynopsisNow in its sixty-eighth edition, this title continues to provide the most up-to-date geopolitical and economic information for this important world area.
Key Features:
- covers the Middle East and North Africa from Algeria to Yemen
- includes topical contributions from acknowledged experts on regional affairs
- accurately and impartially records the latest political and economic developments
- provides comprehensive data on all major organizations active in the countries of the region.
General Survey
- introductory essays cover a wide range of topics relating to the region as a whole.
Country Surveys
Individual chapters on each country incorporating:
- essays on the physical and social geography, recent history and economy
- an extensive statistical survey of economic and social indicators, which include area and population, health and welfare, agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining, industry, finance, trad
Table of Contents
PART ONE General Survey
Saudi Arabia and Iran: Islam, Security and Foreign Policy in the Middle East
SIMON MABON
China and the Greater Middle East: From the Silk Road, to the Belt and Road Initiative, to the COVID-19 Era
MUHAMAD S. OLIMAT
US Middle East Policy
ROBERT E. LOONEY
Political Islam in the Middle East and North Africa
GEORGE JOFFÉ
The Kurdish Question in the Middle East
CENGIZ GUNES
The Syrian Refugee Crisis: Regional Challenges
BENEDETTA BERTI
The Religions of the Middle East and North Africa
R. B. SERJEANT
PART TWO Country Surveys
Sections on geography, history and economy, as well as statistical surveys, directories and bibliographies for each country
ALGERIA
History GIANNI DEL PANTA
Economy MOUNDIR LASSASSI
BAHRAIN
History MARC JONES
Economy
CYPRUS
History ANDREAS STERGIOU
Economy
‘Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus’
History
Economy
EGYPT
History Updated by ALICE VERTICELLI and DENIS J. SULLIVAN
Economy SHIREEN ALAZZAWI
IRAN
History EDWARD WASTNIDGE
Economy ROBERT E. LOONEY
IRAQ
History LIAM ANDERSON
Economy ROBERT E. LOONEY
ISRAEL
History Revised by ASSAF SHAPIRA
Economy ROBERT E. LOONEY
Occupied Territories
East Jerusalem
The Golan Heights
JORDAN
History COURTNEY FREER
Economy Revised by PIERRE BOUTROS and ALI FAKIH
KUWAIT
History Revised by CLAIRE BEAUGRAND
Economy
LEBANON
History NATÁLIA CALFAT
Economy Revised by WAFAA ELBABA and ALI FAKIH
LIBYA
History Revised by RONALD BRUCE ST JOHN
Economy AMIR MAGDY KAMEL
MOROCCO
History Revised by NEIL PARTRICK
Economy Revised by NEIL PARTRICK
OMAN
History Revised by MARC VALERI
Economy FRANCIS OWTRAM
PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
Recent History Updated by NIGEL PARSONS
Economy
QATAR
History DAVID ROBERTS
Economy
SAUDI ARABIA
History ABDULAZIZ ALGHASHIAN
Economy Revised by NEIL PARTRICK (Based on an original essay by MOIN SIDDIQI)
SPANISH NORTH AFRICA
Ceuta
Melilla
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
History EYAL ZISSER
Economy Revised by ALI FAKIH and MARIAM TARRAF
TUNISIA
History Revised by NEIL PARTRICK
Economy Revised by NEIL PARTRICK
TURKEY
History Revised by GARETH JENKINS
Economy Revised by GARETH JENKINS
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
History KRISTIAN COATES ULRICHSEN
Economy
YEMEN
History VINCENT DURAC
Economy CHARLES SCHMITZ
PART THREE Regional Information
REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
MAJOR COMMODITIES OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
DOCUMENTS ON PALESTINE
CALENDARS
RESEARCH INSTITUTES
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