places, peoples, and politics Held, Colbert C. creator Cummings, John Thomas. Cotter, John V. text bibliography cou Boulder, CO Westview Press 2011 5th ed. monographic eng

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xxiii, 659 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm. 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 -- Glossary -- Geological time chart. Colbert C. Held and John Thomas Cummings ; cartography by John V. Cotter. Includes bibliographical references and index. aw----- Middle East Middle East Geography Middle East Social conditions Middle East Politics and government Oriente Medio Oriente Medio Geografía Oriente Medio Condicion Social Oriente Medio Política y gobierno 439 DS 44 H474m 2011 915.6 100304 20230410103922.0 112242