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Middle East Patterns: Places, People, and Politics
Colbert C. Held
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Description for Middle East Patterns: Places, People, and Politics
Paperback. Continues to be the most comprehensive and authoritative geographical study of the Middle East Num Pages: 728 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures, charts. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JF; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1255.
Now in its sixth edition, Middle East Patterns continues to be the most comprehensive and authoritative geographical study of the region. Colbert C. Held and John Thomas Cummings introduce the Middle East from a topical perspective and then provide in-depth country-by-country coverage. The sixth edition maintains the book's well-received framework and distinctive focus on a wide range of geographical patterns,ethnographic, economic, and political,while integrating updated comparative material on natural resources and human and social development. New sections on health issues, business environments, and the historical US presence in the region expand the book's ample coverage. Richly illustrated ... Read more
Now in its sixth edition, Middle East Patterns continues to be the most comprehensive and authoritative geographical study of the region. Colbert C. Held and John Thomas Cummings introduce the Middle East from a topical perspective and then provide in-depth country-by-country coverage. The sixth edition maintains the book's well-received framework and distinctive focus on a wide range of geographical patterns,ethnographic, economic, and political,while integrating updated comparative material on natural resources and human and social development. New sections on health issues, business environments, and the historical US presence in the region expand the book's ample coverage. Richly illustrated ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Westview Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
728
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780813348773
SKU
V9780813348773
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About Colbert C. Held
Colbert C. Held taught at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, then 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. He later became Diplomat-in-Residence at Baylor University.John Thomas Cummings has spent nearly thirty years as a development economist in ... Read more
Reviews for Middle East Patterns: Places, People, and Politics
"A fine sourcebook and text on the Middle East."
The Professional Geographer "If there is one book to read this year on the Middle East, this is the one!"
Choice "...informative and instructive about a fascinating region."
Middle East Quarterly "Contemporary, accessible and informative."
The Midwest Book Review "This timely revision of this already highly regarded text is just what ... Read more
The Professional Geographer "If there is one book to read this year on the Middle East, this is the one!"
Choice "...informative and instructive about a fascinating region."
Middle East Quarterly "Contemporary, accessible and informative."
The Midwest Book Review "This timely revision of this already highly regarded text is just what ... Read more