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Is There a Middle East?: The Evolution of a Geopolitical Concept
Michael E. Bonine
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Description for Is There a Middle East?: The Evolution of a Geopolitical Concept
Paperback. This book offers diverse debates on the possible manifestations and meanings of the term "Middle East." Editor(s): Bonine, Michael E.; Amanat, Abbas; Gasper, Michael Ezekiel. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 456.
Is the idea of the Middle East simply a geopolitical construct conceived by the West to serve particular strategic and economic interests-or can we identify geographical, historical, cultural, and political patterns to indicate some sort of internal coherence to this label? While the term has achieved common usage, no one studying the region has yet addressed whether this conceptualization has real meaning-and then articulated what and where the Middle East is, or is not. This volume fills the void, offering a diverse set of voices-from political and cultural historians, to social scientists, geographers, ... Read more
Is the idea of the Middle East simply a geopolitical construct conceived by the West to serve particular strategic and economic interests-or can we identify geographical, historical, cultural, and political patterns to indicate some sort of internal coherence to this label? While the term has achieved common usage, no one studying the region has yet addressed whether this conceptualization has real meaning-and then articulated what and where the Middle East is, or is not. This volume fills the void, offering a diverse set of voices-from political and cultural historians, to social scientists, geographers, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
341
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804775274
SKU
V9780804775274
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About Michael E. Bonine
Michael E. Bonine is Professor and Head of the Department for Near East Studies and Professor of Geography and Development at the University of Arizona. Abbas Amanat is Professor of History and International and Area Studies at Yale University. Michael Ezekiel Gasper is Assistant Professor of History at Occidental College.
Reviews for Is There a Middle East?: The Evolution of a Geopolitical Concept
This well-edited work focuses on geographically prescribed definitions of one of the most heavily contested and tumultuous parts of the world . . . [and clarifies] the definition of the region by insiders and outsiders . . . Recommended.
D. J. Timothy The term 'the Middle East' has evoked anxieties and questions for over a century. This ... Read more
D. J. Timothy The term 'the Middle East' has evoked anxieties and questions for over a century. This ... Read more