69th Edition

The Middle East and North Africa 2023

Edited By Europa Publications Copyright 2022
    1308 Pages
    by Routledge

    Now in its sixty-ninth edition, this title continues to provide the most up-to-date geopolitical and economic information for this important world area.

    Key Features:

    - covers the Middle East and North Africa from Algeria to Yemen

    - includes topical contributions from acknowledged experts on regional affairs

    - accurately and impartially records the latest political and economic developments

    - provides comprehensive data on all major organizations active in the countries of the region.

    General Survey

    - introductory essays cover a wide range of topics relating to the region as a whole.

    Country Surveys

    Individual chapters on each country incorporating:

    - essays on the physical and social geography, recent history and economy

    - an extensive statistical survey of economic and social indicators, which include area and population, health and welfare, agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining, industry, finance, trade, transport, tourism, communications media and education

    - a full directory with names, addresses and contact details covering the constitution, government, legislature, political organizations, election commissions, diplomatic representation, judiciary, religious groups, the media, finance, trade and industry (including petroleum and natural gas), tourism, defence and education

    - a country-specific bibliography, providing suggestions for further research.

    Regional Information

    - includes all major international organizations active in the Middle East and North Africa; research institutes specializing in the region; and select bibliographies of books and periodicals.

    PART ONE

    General Survey

    Saudi Arabia and Iran: Islam, Security and Foreign Policy in the Middle East

    SIMON MABON

     

    US Middle East Policy

    ROBERT E. LOONEY

     

    The Kurdish Question in the Middle East

    CENGIZ GUNES

     

    The Religions of the Middle East and North Africa

    R. B. SERJEANT

    Instituting a Sustainable Energy Transition in the Gulf: A Review of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar

    JUSTIN DARGIN

     

    PART TWO Country Surveys

    Sections on geography, history and economy, as well as statistical surveys, directories and bibliographies for each country

     

    ALGERIA

    History GIANNI DEL PANTA

    Economy ROBERT E. LOONEY

     

    BAHRAIN

    History MARC JONES (Revised by KRISTIAN COATES ULRICHSEN)

    Economy MARTIN HVIDT

     

    CYPRUS

    History ANDREAS STERGIOU

    Economy Revised by ANDREAS STERGIOU

     

    ‘Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus’

    History

    Economy

     

    EGYPT

    History Updated by ALICE VERTICELLI and DENIS J. SULLIVAN (Revised by editorial staff)

    Economy SHIREEN ALAZZAWI

     

    IRAN

    History EDWARD WASTNIDGE

    Economy ROBERT E. LOONEY

     

    IRAQ

    History LIAM ANDERSON

    Economy ROBERT E. LOONEY

     

    ISRAEL

    History SHMUEL SANDLER

    Economy ROBERT E. LOONEY

    Occupied Territories

    East Jerusalem

    The Golan Heights

     

    JORDAN

    History COURTNEY FREER

    Economy ONN WINCKLER

     

    KUWAIT

    History Revised by CLAIRE BEAUGRAND

    Economy MÁTÉ SZALAI

     

    LEBANON

    History NATÁLIA CALFAT

    Economy VIVIANE Y. NAÏMY and RIAD OBEGI

     

    LIBYA

    History RONALD BRUCE ST JOHN

    Economy AMIR MAGDY KAMEL

     

    MOROCCO

    History NEIL PARTRICK (Based on an original essay by RICHARD LAWLESS)

    Economy Revised by NEIL PARTRICK (Based on an original essay by ALAN J. DAY)

     

    OMAN

    History Revised by MARC VALERI

    Economy FRANCIS OWTRAM

     

    PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES

    Recent History Updated by NIGEL PARSONS (Revised by the editorial staff)

    Economy LUIS ABUGATTAS, HABIB HINN and RAJA KHALIDI

     

    QATAR

    History DAVID ROBERTS

    Economy FRANCIS OWTRAM

     

    SAUDI ARABIA

    History BRANDON FRIEDMAN

    Economy NEIL PARTRICK (Based on an original essay by MOIN SIDDIQI)

     

    SPANISH NORTH AFRICA

    Ceuta

    Melilla

     

    SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC

    History EYAL ZISSER

    Economy OMAR S. DAHI and MOHAMMAD AL-ASADI

     

    TUNISIA

    History NEIL PARTRICK (Based on an original essay by RICHARD LAWLESS)

    Economy NEIL PARTRICK (Based on an essay by the editorial staff)

     

    TÜRKIYE

    History GARETH JENKINS

    Economy GARETH JENKINS

     

    UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

    History KRISTIAN COATES ULRICHSEN

    Economy Revised by ROBERT MOGIELNICKI

     

    YEMEN

    History VINCENT DURAC

    Economy CHARLES SCHMITZ

     

    PART THREE Regional Information

    REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

    MAJOR COMMODITIES OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

    DOCUMENTS ON PALESTINE

    CALENDARS

    RESEARCH INSTITUTES

    SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY (BOOKS)

    SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY(PERIODICALS)

    Biography

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