Rövid leírás:

Now in its seventieth edition, this title continues to provide the most up-to-date geo-political and economic information for this important world area. It provides topical contributions from acknowledged experts on regional affairs, comprehensive data on all major organizations active in the region and accurately and impartially records the latest political and economic developments.

Hosszú leírás:

Now in its seventieth 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, trade, transport, tourism, communications media and education

- a full directory with names, addresses and contact details covering the constitution, government, legislature, political organizations, election commissions, diplomatic representation, judiciary, religious groups, the media, finance, trade and industry (including petroleum and natural gas), tourism, defence and education

- a country-specific bibliography, providing suggestions for further research.

Regional Information

- includes all major international organizations active in the Middle East and North Africa; research institutes specializing in the region; and select bibliographies of books and periodicals.

Tartalomjegyzék:

PART ONE

General Survey

Saudi Arabia and Iran: Islam, Security and Foreign Policy in the Middle East

SIMON MABON

China?s Growing Presence in the Middle East: From Economic Partnerships to Diplomatic Engagement?

JULIA GUROL

US Middle East Policy

ROBERT E. LOONEY

Political Islam

BARBARA ZOLLNER

The Kurdish Question in the Middle East

CENGIZ GUNES (revised for this edition by Liam Anderson)

The Religions of the Middle East and North Africa

R. B. SERJEANT

Instituting a Sustainable Energy Transition in the Gulf: A Review of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar

JUSTIN DARGIN

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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 ROBERT E. LOONEY

BAHRAIN

History MARC JONES (revised by KRISTIAN COATES ULRICHSEN)

Economy MARTIN HVIDT

CYPRUS

History ANDREAS STERGIOU

Economy Revised by ANDREAS STERGIOU

?Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus?

History

Economy

EGYPT

History VAUGHN SHANNON

Economy CHAHIR ZAKI

IRAN

History EDWARD WASTNIDGE

Economy ROBERT E. LOONEY

IRAQ

History LIAM ANDERSON

Economy ROBERT E. LOONEY

ISRAEL

History VAUGHN SHANNON

Economy ROBERT E. LOONEY

Occupied Territories

East Jerusalem

The Golan Heights

JORDAN

History COURTNEY FREER

Economy ROBERT E. LOONEY (Based on an original essay by ONN WINCKLER)

KUWAIT

History Revised by CLAIRE BEAUGRAND

Economy MÁTÉ SZALAI

LEBANON

History NATÁLIA CALFAT (revised by editorial staff)

Economy ALI NOUREDDEEN

LIBYA

History RONALD BRUCE ST JOHN (Based on an original essay by RICHARD I. LAWLESS)

Economy AMIR MAGDY KAMEL

MOROCCO

History NEIL PARTRICK (Based on an original essay by RICHARD I. LAWLESS)

Economy NEIL PARTRICK (Based on an original essay by ALAN J. DAY)

OMAN

History Revised by MARC VALERI

Economy FRANCIS OWTRAM

PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES

Recent History Updated by NIGEL PARSONS (Revised for this edition by VAUGHN SHANNON)

Economy HABIB HINN, RAJA KHALIDI and ISLAM RABEE

QATAR

History DAVID ROBERTS

Economy FRANCIS OWTRAM

SAUDI ARABIA

History BRANDON FRIEDMAN

Economy NEIL PARTRICK (Based on an original essay by MOIN SIDDIQI)

SPANISH NORTH AFRICA

Ceuta

Melilla

SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC

History EYAL ZISSER

Economy OMAR S. DAHI and MOHAMMAD AL-ASADI

TUNISIA

History NEIL PARTRICK (Based on an original essay by RICHARD I. LAWLESS)

Economy NEIL PARTRICK (Based on an original essay by the editorial staff)

TÜRKIYE

History GARETH JENKINS

Economy GARETH JENKINS

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

History KRISTIAN COATES ULRICHSEN

Economy ROBERT E. LOONEY

YEMEN

History VINCENT DURAC

Economy CHARLES SCHMITZ

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PART THREE Regional Information

REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

MAJOR COMMODITIES OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

DOCUMENTS ON PALESTINE

CALENDARS

RESEARCH INSTITUTES

SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY (BOOKS)

SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY(PERIODICALS)