The Middle East: A Handbook
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and corners
A landmark reference work in the tradition of rigorous regional scholarship, The Middle East: A Handbook stands as an authoritative and comprehensive guide to one of the world's most complex and consequential regions. Edited by Michael Adams, this volume brings together a wealth of expert knowledge, chronicling the political landscapes, cultural heritage, historical developments, and social structures of the Middle Eastern nations with clarity and academic precision. Part of the distinguished Handbooks to the Modern World series published by Anthony Blond, this work presents a sweeping panorama of the region's diverse peoples, governments, and economies, drawing on contributions from some of the leading authorities of the era. Adams masterfully synthesises vast quantities of information into an indispensable resource for diplomats, scholars, journalists, and informed readers alike — leaving the reader with a deeper appreciation of a region whose story continues to shape the course of global history.
Author: Michael Adams
Format: Hardback
Published: 1971, Anthony Blond
Genre: History
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and corners
A landmark reference work in the tradition of rigorous regional scholarship, The Middle East: A Handbook stands as an authoritative and comprehensive guide to one of the world's most complex and consequential regions. Edited by Michael Adams, this volume brings together a wealth of expert knowledge, chronicling the political landscapes, cultural heritage, historical developments, and social structures of the Middle Eastern nations with clarity and academic precision. Part of the distinguished Handbooks to the Modern World series published by Anthony Blond, this work presents a sweeping panorama of the region's diverse peoples, governments, and economies, drawing on contributions from some of the leading authorities of the era. Adams masterfully synthesises vast quantities of information into an indispensable resource for diplomats, scholars, journalists, and informed readers alike — leaving the reader with a deeper appreciation of a region whose story continues to shape the course of global history.