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Behold the Mediterranean
by Weisenmiller, MarkISBN13:
9780981771212
ISBN10:
0981771211
Format:
Hardcover
Pub. Date:
2/14/2011
Publisher(s):
Atlasbooks Dist Serv
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Summary
Behold, the Mediterranean is a book about the North African, Near Eastern, and southern European countries that encircle the Mediterranean Sea. Primarily a book about the politics and history of these countries, there is also information about the countries' cultures and tourist attractions. Also included are profiles of the countries' leaders and news and current events about the countries. This will be the first in a series of books about different countries in different regions of the world.
Author Biography
Mark Weisenmiller, a correspondent with nearly 30 years of journalism experience, is a Florida-based reporter for The Economist and a contributing writer for the Xinhua News Agency. For more information about him, please visit www.alkapressinternational.com.
Table of Contents
| Introduction: The Incubator of the World | p. vi |
| Prologue: Here Is the Mediterranean Sea | p. ix |
| Africa | p. 1 |
| Morocco: Our Mediterranean Journey Begins | p. 1 |
| Algeria: Working on Growing | p. 30 |
| Tunisia: Carthage and More | p. 53 |
| Libya: Colonel Qaddafi's Country | p. 73 |
| Egypt: From the Sphinx to Mubarak | p. 94 |
| The Middle East | |
| Israel: The Chosen Land | p. 121 |
| Lebanon: From the Canaanites to Rockets of Destruction | p. 153 |
| Syria: Farming, Oil, and the Regime of the al-Assads | p. 176 |
| Turkey: The Linchpin of the Mediterranean | p. 204 |
| Europe | |
| Spain: Portrait of a Proud Country | p. 241 |
| Low France: Toughness Amid Beauty | p. 284 |
| IMonaco: Playground of the Super-Rich | p. 320 |
| Italy: Where Civilian and Religious Leaders Rule | p. 348 |
| Malta: Violence on a Small Island | p. 387 |
| Greece: Where Democracy Began and Still Evolves | p. 406 |
| Bibliography | p. 441 |
| Index | p. 453 |
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