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The Contemporary Middle East provides an accessible introduction to the region's most pressing concerns and enduring conflicts. It includes provocative contributions by an impressive array of leading scholars, journalists, and policy advisors. Contributors include notable academic authors Arthur Goldschmidt Jr., the late William L. Cleveland, Shibley Telhami, David W. Lesch, Bernard Reich, and Phebe Marr, complemented by selections from recent general-interest books by Marwan Bishara, Mark Perry, and Eugene Rogan, among others. With twelve new chapters, the third edition is a probing examination of the current affairs of the Middle East. Its multiple readings on strategic pairings of topics (Israel and the Palestinians, Iraq and Iran, Egypt and Syria) illuminate the region's key issues from a variety of perspectives. Part- and chapter-opening summaries help establish background and context, and a new concluding chapter by Shibley Telhami, written specifically for this volume, candidly addresses fundamental questions about the United States and the Middle East today. Student resources include an annotated table of contents, a select bibliography, a glossary, brief biographies of notable persons, a chronology, and a summary of recent events, in addition to numerous maps.
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Index
Abbas, Mahmoud (Abu Mazen)
Fatah and, 383
Hamas/Fatah unity and, 315, 383
as Palestinian leader, 64, 114, 129, 137, 141, 142, 143, 145, 146, 147
peace talks, 114
Abdallah of Transjordan, 36
Abdullah, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, 267, 275
Abdullah, King of Jordan, 114, 369
Abdullah, King of Saudi Arabia, 74, 77, 198, 315
Abu Mazen. See Abbas, Mahmoud (Abu Mazen)
Afghanistan
“border” with Pakistan, 191–192, 198
India and, 196–197
Obama and, 71–72, 231
opium and, 190, 195, 196
Soviets and, 192, 194, 348
US invasion/aftermath, 5, 46, 181, 189, 190–192, 194–195, 198, 222, 223
US troops withdrawal, 190
Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud
election/as president of Iran, 62, 183, 187, 209, 214, 259, 263, 268, 270, 286–287, 288–289, 291
Iranian opposition to, 263
Israel and, 86, 98, 169, 172, 183–184, 188, 289–290
regional foreign policy overview, 276–278
West and, 185, 218, 228, 232, 268–269, 288
AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee), 86, 113, 188, 279, 280
Al-Hayat, 45
Al Jazeera, 52, 305, 326, 333, 377
Al Khalifa, Hamad bin Isa, King, 321, 327, 330, 338–339
Al-Nour Party, 294, 321, 340, 341
Al-Qaeda
Arab views of, 304, 306
formation, 348
Golden Mosque, Samarra, 195, 226
ideology, 298, 303
Iraq War (US) and, 216, 226
reorganization, 195, 210
rise/decline summary, 303–304
Syri...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Dedication
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface to the Third Edition
- Acknowledgments
- A Note on Editorial Matters
- Summary of Recent Events, 2011–2012
- I. HISTORY AND PERSPECTIVES
- II. ISRAEL AND THE PALESTINIANS
- III. IRAQ AND IRAN
- IV. THE ISLAMISTS
- V. THE ARAB SPRING
- VI. LOOKING FORWARD
- Select Bibliography
- Glossary
- Notable Persons
- Chronology Since World War I
- Index