Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations xi
4. Preface xv
5. 1. Introduction 1
6. 2 The Middle East: A Geographic Preface 9
7. 3. The Historical Context 37
8. 4. Middle Eastern Politics 85
9. 5. International Relations 137
10. 6. The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 177
11. 7. The Economies of the Middle East 221
12. 8. The Political Economy of Middle Eastern Oil 255
13. 9. Population Growth, Urbanization, and the Challenges of Unemployment 281
14. 10. Kinship, Class, and Ethnicity 309
15. 11. The Role of Women 345
16. 12. Religion and Politics in the Middle East 373
17. 13. Middle Eastern Literature 397
18. 14. Trends and Prospects 435
19. Acronyms 443
20. Basic Political Data 447
21. The Contributors 459
22. Index 461
23. About the Book 483