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Now in its fourth edition, Middle East Patterns continues to be the only comprehensive, authoritative geographical study of the region. Colbert Held, a U.S. geographer who experienced firsthand and studied every country during his years of service in the region, has revised and updated his classic work while retaining the basic, well-received framework of past editions. Held examines the Middle East from a topical and then a regional, country-by-country perspective. A thoughtful consideration of the physical environment lays the groundwork for emphasis on cultural-political and geopolitical patterns, which are the essence of the study. Middle East Patterns has been widely commended for its careful balance in analyzing the several geopolitical problems of the area, notably the disputes regarding Israel and Palestine. Richly illustrated with 70 clear maps-virtually all hand drawn exclusively for this book-as well as over 100 photographs, Middle East Patterns now includes new, post-9/11 history and insight. Held addresses the ramifications of the Iraq war and includes a special new section specifically on terrorism. Students of the region will again welcome this fine resource for their coursework.

Table of Contents:
Tricontinental Junction: An Introduction * Middle East Preview * The Middle East: Definition * Regional Unity of Empires * Aims and Concepts: A Glance The Face of the Earth * An Overview * Forms of the Lands * Middle East Waters * The Skies and the Winds: Climate * Other Aspects of the Environment Patterns of Time: Historical-Geographical Foundations * Persistence of Patterns * Early Patterns * Historical-Political Evolution * Some Inferences: Power Cores Patterns of Peoples, Cultures, and Settlements * A Demographic Overview * Patterns: Population * Patterns: Peoples * Patterns: Languages * Patterns: Religions * Patterns: Ethnic Groups * Patterns: Settlements The Desert and the Sown: Land Use * Agriculture * Landholdings and Land Reform * Rainfed Crop Farming * Water in the Desert: Irrigation * Role of Animals * Forest Products * Fishing Riches Beneath the Earth * A Perspective * Petroleum: Historical Development * Patterns of Reserves * Petroleum Production * Major Oil Facilities * Markets and Marketing * OPEC: Pricing and Participation * Other Minerals Manufacturing and Transportation * Preliminary View * Cooperation and Aid * Regional Development Problems * Patterns of Industry * Transportation * Trade The Earth and the State: Geopolitics * Hub and Heartland * The State in the Middle East * Peace Treaties and Mandates * Present Basic Patterns * Regional Linkages * Regional Conflicts * The Arab-Israeli Problem * The Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988 * The Gulf Crisis, 1990-1991 * Operation Iraqi Freedom, 00 * Strategic Straits * Great-Power Rivalry * Terrorism Syria: Middle East Heartland * Regional Keystone * The Physical Challenge * The Imprint of Time * The Syrian Mixture * Evolving Economic Patterns * Political Geography Lebanon and Cyprus: A Mountain and an Island * Lebanon * The Character of Lebanon * Rich Past, Complex Evolution * Lebanon and the Lebanese * A Subregional Perspective * Economic Patterns * Factions and Territories * Cyprus * Historical Geography * Two Mountains, Three Plains * Mediterranean Climate, Mediterranean Crops * Nonagricultural Economy * Relations Jordan: The Land Beyond and Between * Historical Evolution * Peoples: Arabs, Minorities, Refugees * Physical Resource Base * Water: The Vital Resource * Economic Geography * Relations Israel, Palestine, and Disputed TerritoriesI * Israel * Historical Note * Varied Landscapes * Population and Peoples * Settlements * Economic Patterns * Commerce and Services * Relations * Occupied Territories * From West Bank and Gaza to Palestinian Authority * Golan Heights Iraq: Modern Mesopotamia * Iraq and Its Antecedents * Regional Patterns * Population and Peoples * Economic Patterns and Problems * Monarchy, Republic, and Uncertainty * Relations Saudi Arabia: Development in the Desert * Saudi Arabia: A Preview * Historical-Political Geography * Physical Patterns * Population and Peoples * Settlements * Economic Patterns * Relations The Gulf and Its Oil States * An Overview * Kuwait * Bahrain * Qatar * United Arab Emirates Oman and Yemen: The Southern Fringe * Oman * Yemen Egypt: A River and a People * A View of Egypt * A Rich History * River, Delta, and Deserts * The Egyptians and Their Society * Changing Economic Patterns * Relations Turkey: Bridgeland in Anatolia * Between Europe and the Middle East * Complex Regional Patterns * A Historical Tapestry * The Turkish Population * Village and City * Economic Development * Relations Iran: Complex Republic on the Plateau * Young State, Ancient Land * Plateau Palimpsest * A Theocratic Republic * A Mountain-Rimmed Plateau * People: Demography and Ethnography * Iranian Economic Patterns * Relations

About the Author :
Colbert C Held served for fifteen years as a Foreign Service Officer with assignments in Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and Iran, as well as successive temporary missions in every country in the Middle East.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780813341705
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Westview Press Inc
  • Edition: New edition
  • Language: English
  • No of Pages: 672
  • Sub Title: Places, Peoples, and Politics
  • ISBN-10: 0813341701
  • Publisher Date: 29 Jul 2005
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 254 mm
  • No of Pages: 672
  • Returnable: N
  • Width: 178 mm


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