Middle East Geography Books

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1. Israeli Space: Periphery, Identity and Protest

   By Haim Yacobi, Erez Tzfadia

   This book examines the issue of Israeli space and in particular looks at cities, suburbs, development towns and Zionist agricultural landscape. Taking a multidisciplinary approach it contributes to the field of planning theory, political science, urban sociology, critical geography and...

   April 2011 | 978-0-415-57324-5 | Hardback (Routledge)

2. The Human Right to Water: Its Application in the Occupied Palestinian Territories

   By Amanda Cahill-Ripley

   The human right to water under international human rights law is an area of much topical discussion with the appointment of the new UN Independent Expert on the issue of human rights obligations related to access to safe drinking water and sanitation, and movement within the NGO community for an...

   January 2011 | 978-0-415-57786-1 | Hardback (Routledge)
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   Orienting Istanbul: Cultural Capital of Europe?

   Edited by Deniz Göktürk, Levent Soysal, Ipek Türeli

   Looking at the globalization, urban regeneration, arts events and cultural spectacles, this book considers a city not until now included in the global city debate. Divided into five parts, each preceded by an editorial introduction, this book is an interdisciplinary study of an...

   July 2010 | 978-0-415-58011-3 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   An Atlas of Middle Eastern Affairs

   By Ewan W. Anderson, Liam D. Anderson

   The Middle East is a major focus of world interest. This atlas provides accessible, concisely written entries on the most important current issues in the Middle East, combining maps with their geopolitical background. Providing a clear context for analysis of key concerns, it includes background...

   October 2009 | 978-0-415-45515-2 | Paperback (Routledge)

5. The Jewish-Arab City: Spatio-politics in a mixed community

   By Haim Yacobi

   Mixed city is a term widely used in Israel to describe areas occupied by both Jewish and Arab communities. In a critical examination of such cities, the author shows how a clear spatial and mental division exists between Arabs and Jews in Israel, and how the occurrence of such communities is both...

   March 2009 | 978-0-415-44500-9 | Hardback (Routledge)
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   The Middle East Today: Political, Geographical and Cultural Perspectives

   By Dona Stewart

   The Middle East Today is an accessible and comprehensive introductory textbook for undergraduate students of Middle East Studies, Middle East politics and geography. The book features a host of pedagogical features to assist students with their learning. These include detailed maps, case studies on...

   February 2009 | 978-0-415-77242-6 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   Jerusalem: Idea and Reality

   Edited by Tamar Mayer, Suleiman A. Mourad

   Jerusalem, the holy city of three faiths, has been the focus of competing historical, religious, and political narratives from Biblical chronicles to today’s headlines. With an aura that transcends the boundaries of time and place, the city itself embodies different levels of reality – indeed,...

   2008 | 978-0-415-42129-4 | Paperback (Routledge)