02210cam a22003618a 4500 115220 20230410103922.0 050311s2005 cou b 001 0 eng 13896121 2005007243 0813341701 (alk. paper) DLC DLC DLC pcc aw----- 439 DS 44 H474m 2005 915.6 Held, Colbert C. Middle East patterns : places, peoples, and politics / Colbert C. Held ; with the assistance of Mildred McDonald Held ; cartography by John V. Cotter. 4th ed. Boulder, CO : Westview Press, 2005. 0507 p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. pt. 1. Physical and cultural geography -- Tricontinental junction : an introduction -- The face of the Earth -- Patterns of time : historical-geographical foundations -- Patterns of peoples, cultures, and settlements -- The desert and the sown : land use -- Riches beneath the earth -- Manufacturing and transportation -- The Earth and the state : geopolitics -- pt. 2. Regional geography -- Syria : Middle East heartland -- Lebanon and Cyprus : a mountain and an island -- Jordan : the land beyond and between -- Israel, "Palestine," and the disputed territories -- Iraq : modern Mesopotamia -- Saudi Arabia : development in the desert -- The Gulf and its oil states : an overview -- Oman and Yemen : the southern fringe -- Egypt : a river and a people -- Turkey : bridgeland in Anatolia between Europe and the Middle East -- Iran : complex republic on the plateau. Middle East. Medio Oriente. Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip059/2005007243.html Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0829/2005007243-b.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0829/2005007243-d.html lcc bk JaaM Kay Mariea; phone: 720-406-7271; fax: 720-406-7337; email: kay.mariea@perseusbooks.com; bc: joanne.fallert@harpercollins.com 28423 28423 0 0 lcc 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2023-04-10 1 0 439 DS 44 H474m 2005 00000107913 2018-10-23 00:00:00 1 2018-10-23 bk