Reviews

Written by twenty Middle East specialists, this volume contains a wealth of political and historical information....Recommended for academic and public libraries.
*Library Journal*

Extremely useful reference tool, featuring 600 entries spread over more than 800 pages.
*NOD and Conversion*

An excellent overview of the area.
*Canadian Jewish News*

Addresses key issues in contemporary Middle East politics.
*Midwest Book Review*

It is not often that current events and publishing intersect nicely to produce a truly remarkable volume. All too often, sound bite mentality dominates and the result is a book about September 11th on the book shelves on September 12th. This does not r
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The revised edition of The Political Encyclopedia of the Midde East (1999) covers...all the Arab states, as well as Afghanistan, Iran, Israel and Turkey. Recommended for all reference collections.
*Choice*

useful...source of objective information on the history and issues affecting the contemporary Middle East.
*Alicia Eames, School Library Journal, April 2003*

"a useful reference work...Its 560 articlescover the political - and, to a lesser extent, economic and social - history of the twentieth century Middle East, including entries on most major political, and some military and religious, leaders.  There are substantive articles on Arab nationalism, Islamic radicalism, oil, women, military forces, and the Arab-Israeli conflict...a user-friendly guide to important data." - Middle East Studies Association Bulletin
*Philip Mattar*