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The societies of the Middle East and North Africa : structures, vulnerabilities, and forces /

"This new textbook explores the societies of the Middle East and North Africa. Presenting original chapters written by the world's leading Middle East scholars, it explores the social life of the region's varied populations to uncover its organizing structures, human vulnerabilities,...

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Group Author: Yom, Sean L
Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,
Publisher Address: London :
Publication Dates: 2019.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Middle East > Social conditions > Textbooks
Africa, North > Social conditions > Textbooks
Middle East > Social life and customs > Textbooks
Africa, North > Social life and customs > Textbooks
Summary: "This new textbook explores the societies of the Middle East and North Africa. Presenting original chapters written by the world's leading Middle East scholars, it explores the social life of the region's varied populations to uncover its organizing structures, human vulnerabilities, and dynamic forces. In so doing, it explores major events and notable developments in nearly two dozen countries, including the Arab world, Israel, Turkey, and Iran, since the early twentieth century. Linking past to present to future, it also ascertains the potential futures of these societies, including their
Carrier Form: xvi, 354 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781138580503
1138580503
9781138580480
1138580481
Index Number: HN656
CLC: D741.08
D937.08
Call Number: D937.08/S678
Contents: Bringing society back in / Sean Yom -- Social life, from rural to urban / Rachel Bahn, Tariq Tell, and Rami Zurayk -- Social mobilization and civil society / Vincent Durac -- Identity, its power and pull / P.R. Kumaraswamy -- Economic development : bread, jobs, and beyond / Bessma Momani and Morgan MacInnes -- Social and cultural legacies of rentierism / Hae Won Jeong -- Environmental change and human conflict / Mohamad Behnassi -- Religion and faith / Ramazan Kilinc -- Women and gender / Lindsay Benstead -- The youth generation : education and transition / Sean Yom.

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