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050	0	0	_aDS44 _b.R75 2008
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100	1		_aRossi, M. L. _q(Melissa L.), _d1965- _eauthor _91742
245	1	0	_aWhat every American should know about the Middle East / _cMelissa Rossi.
260			_aNew York : _bPlume, _c2008.
300			_axvii, 493 p. : _bill., maps ; _c23 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [467]-470) and index.
505	0		_aMisunderstanding the Middle East -- Cheat sheet 1: basic concepts and building blocks -- Jogging through the millennia -- Pulling the pieces together -- European designs : hacking up the Middle East -- Cheat sheet 2: 1979 and beyond : a quick look at the issues -- Iraq : pardon our mess -- Iran : isn't the party over yet? -- The kingdom of Saudi Arabia : splitsville -- Kuwait : lines in the sand -- Yemen : in another world -- The United Arab Emirates : the land of possibilities -- Qatar : trail blazing -- Bahrain : a new profile -- Oman : awake at last -- Cheat sheet 3: the westerners -- Israel : fulfilling prophecies -- Disappearing act : the Palestinian Territories--the West Bank and Gaza -- Lebanon : the cedar devolution -- Syria : crumbling support -- Jordan : stuck in the middle -- Egypt : secret society.
651		0	_aMiddle East. _9599
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