The State of the Middle East: An Atlas of Conflict and Resolution

by Smith, Dan

• ISBN13: 9780520257535
• ISBN10: 0520257537
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-10-01
• Publisher: Univ of California Pr

Summary

With customarily acute analysis, Smith highlights key issues and maps their global implications to explain why the Middle East has become, and will remain, the focal point for international relations.

Author Biography

Dan Smith is Secretary General of the London-based international peacebuilding organization International Alert and former Director of the International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO).

Table of Contents

Glossary	p. 13
The Shaping of the Middle East	p. 14
The Ottoman Empire	p. 16
European Colonialism	p. 20
The New Middle East after World War I	p. 24
Decolonization	p. 28
Arab Nationalism	p. 32
The Formation of the State of Israel	p. 36
Oil	p. 42
The US Presence	p. 46
Arenas of Conflict	p. 50
Arab-Israeli Warfare	p. 52
Israel and Palestine	p. 56
Lebanon	p. 62
Syria	p. 66
Libya	p. 70
Egypt	p. 72
Algeria	p. 76
Iran	p. 80
The Iran-Iraq War	p. 84
Iraq	p. 86
The Kurds	p. 90
The Gulf Wars	p. 94
Saudi Arabia	p. 102
Danger and Opportunity	p. 106
The State of the Nations	p. 112
Ethnicity and Language	p. 114
Religion	p. 116
Life Expectancy and Health	p. 118
Population and Urbanization	p. 120
Water and Sanitation	p. 122
Education and Literacy	p. 124
Government and Economy	p. 126
Military Spending	p. 128
Energy and Transportation	p. 130
Water Resources	p. 132
Labour and Migration	p. 134
Refugees	p. 136
Gender Equality	p. 138
Human Rights	p. 140
Sources	p. 142
Index	p. 146
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