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Behold the Mediterranean,9780981771212

Behold the Mediterranean

by Weisenmiller, Mark
ISBN13:

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 Worldp. vi
Prologue: Here Is the Mediterranean Seap. ix
Africap. 1
Morocco: Our Mediterranean Journey Beginsp. 1
Algeria: Working on Growingp. 30
Tunisia: Carthage and Morep. 53
Libya: Colonel Qaddafi's Countryp. 73
Egypt: From the Sphinx to Mubarakp. 94
The Middle East
Israel: The Chosen Landp. 121
Lebanon: From the Canaanites to Rockets of Destructionp. 153
Syria: Farming, Oil, and the Regime of the al-Assadsp. 176
Turkey: The Linchpin of the Mediterraneanp. 204
Europe
Spain: Portrait of a Proud Countryp. 241
Low France: Toughness Amid Beautyp. 284
IMonaco: Playground of the Super-Richp. 320
Italy: Where Civilian and Religious Leaders Rulep. 348
Malta: Violence on a Small Islandp. 387
Greece: Where Democracy Began and Still Evolvesp. 406
Bibliographyp. 441
Indexp. 453
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.


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