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Is there a Middle East? : the evolution of a geopolitical concept /
Is the idea of the "Middle East" simply a geopolitical construct conceived by the West to serve particular strategic and economic interests-or can we identify geographical, historical, cultural, and political patterns to indicate some sort of internal coherence to this label? While the ter...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Stanford, Calif. :
Stanford University Press,
©2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Is the idea of the "Middle East" simply a geopolitical construct conceived by the West to serve particular strategic and economic interests-or can we identify geographical, historical, cultural, and political patterns to indicate some sort of internal coherence to this label? While the term has achieved common usage, no one studying the region has yet addressed whether this conceptualization has real meaning-and then articulated what and where the Middle East is, or is not. This volume fills the void, offering a diverse set of voices-from political and cultural historians, to social scientists. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xix, 319 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-306) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780804782654 0804782652 |