{"product_id":"the-contemporary-middle-east-a-westview-reader","title":"The Contemporary Middle East: A Westview Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Contemporary Middle East provides an accessible introduction to the regions most pressing concerns and enduring conflicts. It includes provocative contributions by an impressive array of leading scholars  journalists  and policy advisors. Contributors include notable academic authors Arthur Goldschmidt Jr.  the late William L. Cleveland  Shibley Telhami  David W. Lesch  Bernard Reich  and Phebe Marr  complemented by selections from recent general-interest books by Marwan Bishara  Mark Perry  and Eugene Rogan  among others. With twelve new chapters  the third edition is a probing examination of the current affairs of the Middle East. Its multiple readings on strategic pairings of topics (Israel and the Palestinians  Iraq and Iran  Egypt and Syria) illuminate the regions key issues from a variety of perspectives. Part- and chapter-opening summaries help establish background and context  and a new concluding chapter by Shibley Telhami  written specifically for this volume  candidly addresses fundamental questions about the United States and the Middle East today. Student resources include an annotated table of contents  a select bibliography  a glossary  brief biographies of notable persons  a chronology  and a summary of recent events  in addition to numerous maps.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946815057973,"sku":"ByrdShop_0813348390","price":38.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780813348391.jpg?v=1769967609","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-contemporary-middle-east-a-westview-reader","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}