Table of Contents

Contents Part One: The Historical, Religious, Economic, and Political Foundations of the Middle East * 1. The Modern History of the Middle East * 2. Religion in the Middle East * 3. The Political Economy of the Middle East * 4. Politics in the Middle East Part Two: The Countries of the Arabian Peninsula and Arabian Gulf Area * 5. Saudi Arabia * 6. The Persian Gulf Emirates * 7. Yemen * 8. Iran * 9. Iraq Part Three: The Countries of the Eastern Mediterranean * 10. Egypt * 11. Turkey * 12. Syria * 13. Lebanon * 14. Israel * 15. Jordan * 16. Palestine Part Four: The Countries of North Africa * 17. Tunisia * 18. Libya * 19. Morocco * 20. Algeria

About the Author

Dr David S Sorenson is professor of national security studies at the US Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, and a former fellow at the Center for Middle East Studies at Ohio State University. He is the author or editor of numerous works on Middle East politics.