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The Middle East: A Beginners’ Guide
- Abstract:
- The Middle East. A Beginners’ Guide (Oneworld, Oxford, 2009) 226 pages. Book part-based on teaching materials developed at Oxford. The Middle East is notoriously complex and difficult. This compact book on the topic by the University of Oxford's leading expert does not shirk the challenge. Organised thematically, and dealing with all the pivotal issues in the region, from oil and religion, to gender and conflict, this comprehensive primer is both easy-to-read and full of insight. Stuffed with historical background, real-life examples, profiles of key figures from Nasser to Gadaffi, and even popular jokes from the area, The Middle East: A Beginner’s Guide will captivate tourists, students, and the interested general reader alike. Philip Robins is Reader in Middle East Politics at the University of Oxford. He is the
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- Publisher:
- Oneworld
- Pages:
- 226 pages
- Publication date:
- 2009-08-01
- ISBN:
- 9781851686759
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- Deposit date:
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2011-08-19
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- Copyright date:
- 2009
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