What Every American Should Know about the Middle East Paperback - 2008
by Melissa Rossi
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- Paperback
The What Every American ShouldKnow series returns with a timely guideto the region Americans need tounderstand the most (and know the least)
The latest edition of Melissa Rossi's popular What EveryAmerican Should Know series gives a crash course onone of the most complex and important regions of theworld. In this comprehensive and engaging referencebook, Rossi offers a clear analysis of the issues playingout in the Middle East, delving into each country'shistory, politics, economy, and religions. Havingtraveled through the area over the past year, she exposesfirsthand the U.S.'s geopolitical moves and how ourpresence has affected the region's economic and politicaldevelopment. Topics include:
* Why Iran is viewed as a threat by most MiddleEast countries
* What resource is more important than petroleumin regional power plays
* What's really behind the fighting between Sunniand Shia
* How Saudi Arabia inadvertently feeds theviolence in Iraq and beyond
* How monarchies like those in Jordan and Qatarare more open and progressive than the so-calledrepublics
With answers that will surprise many Americans, andcovering a vast history and cultural complexity thatwill fascinate any student of the world, What EveryAmerican Should Know About the Middle East is a must-readintroduction to the most critical region of thetwenty-first century.
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- Title What Every American Should Know about the Middle East
- Author Melissa Rossi
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Book Club (BCE/B
- Condition New
- Pages 512
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Publishing Group, New York
- Date 2008
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0452289599I2N00
- ISBN 9780452289598 / 0452289599
- Weight 1.19 lbs (0.54 kg)
- Dimensions 8.92 x 6.08 x 1.15 in (22.66 x 15.44 x 2.92 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Middle East, Middle East - History
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008036364
- Dewey Decimal Code 909.83
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Summary
The latest edition of Melissa Rossi?s popular What Every American Should Know series gives a crash course on one of the most complex and important regions of the world. In this comprehensive and engaging reference book, Rossi offers a clear analysis of the issues playing out in the Middle East, delving into each country?s history, politics, economy, and religions. Having traveled through the area over the past year, she exposes firsthand the U.S.?s geopolitical moves and how our presence has affected the region?s economic and political development. Topics include:
· Why Iran is viewed as a threat by most Middle East countries
· What resource is more important than petroleum in regional power plays
· What?s really behind the fighting between Sunni and Shia
· How Saudi Arabia inadvertently feeds the violence in Iraq and beyond
· How monarchies like those in Jordan and Qatar are more open and progressive than the so-called republics
With answers that will surprise many Americans, and covering a vast history and cultural complexity that will fascinate any student of the world, What Every American Should Know About the Middle East is a must-read introduction to the most critical region of the twenty-first century.
