Ed., Jillian Schwedler, Deborah J. Gerner. Include bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: List of Illustrations 1 Introduction Jillian Schwedler Schwedler, Jillian 1 2 The Middle East: A Geographic Preface Ian R. Manners Manners, Ian R. Barbara McKean Parmenter Parmenter, Barbara McKean 9 3 The Historical Context Arthur Goldschmidt Jr. Goldschmidt, Arthur, Jr. 37 4 Middle Eastern Politics Deborah J. Gerner Gerner, Deborah J. Philip A. Schrodt Schrodt, Philip A. 85 5 International Relations Mary Ann Tetreault Tetreault, Mary Ann 137 6 The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Simona Sharoni Sharoni, Simona Mohammed Abu-Nimer Abu-Nimer, Mohammed 177 7 The Economies of the Middle East Agnieszka Paczynska 221 8 The Political Economy of Middle Eastern Oil Mary Ann Tetreault Tetreault, Mary Ann 255 9 Population Growth, Urbanization, and the Challenges of Unemployment Valentine M. Moghadam Moghadam, Valentine M. 281 10 Kinship, Class, and Ethnicity Laurie King-Irani King-Irani, Laurie 309 11 The Role of Women Lisa Taraki Taraki, Lisa 345 12 Religion and Politics in the Middle East Jillian Schwedler Schwedler, Jillian 373 13 MiddIe Eastern Literature Miriam Cooke Cooke, Miriam 397 14 Trends and Prospects Lillian Schwedler and Deborah I. Gerner Gerner, Deborah I. 435 List of Acronyms 443 Basic Political Data 447 The Contributors 459 Index 461