Is There a Middle East? - by Michael E Bonine & Abbas Amanat & Michael Ezekiel Gasper (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This book offers diverse debates on the possible manifestations and meanings of the term Middle East.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>This book offers diverse debates on the possible manifestations and meanings of the term "Middle East."<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Given how much debate surrounds the expression 'the Middle East, ' it is all the more surprising that there has not been a single volume to address the range of questions raised by this vague and unhelpful term until now. <i>Is There a Middle East?</i> does an excellent job filling in this gap. There is nothing comparable.--Eugene Rogan "St Antony's College, Oxford, author of <i>The Arabs</i>"<br><br>Its interdisciplinarity and the mixture of established and emerging scholars are [a] significant strength, ensuring that both specialist and student readers are likely to find something new.--Joanna Long "<i>Social & Cultural Geography</i>"<br><br>The chapters comprising the volume reconfirm the indeterminacy and historical evolution of the Middle East as a geographical concept.--Joel Beinin<br><br>The term 'the Middle East' has evoked anxieties and questions for over a century. This original volume illustrates that it is ultimately more fruitful to consider the effects of this unwieldy and profoundly political category than to debate its definition. A far-reaching book that presents new arguments on the production of the concept and the meanings associated with the Middle East. It is a useful and reflective introduction to the field of 'Middle East Studies.--Arang Keshavarzian "New York University"<br><br>This well-edited work focuses on geographically prescribed definitions of one of the most heavily contested and tumultuous parts of the world . . . [and clarifies] the definition of the region by insiders and outsiders . . . Recommended.--D. J. Timothy<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Michael E. Bonine is Professor and Head of the Department for Near East Studies and Professor of Geography and Development at the University of Arizona. Abbas Amanat is Professor of History and International and Area Studies at Yale University. Michael Ezekiel Gasper is Assistant Professor of History at Occidental College.
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