The Middle East and North Africa 2012

Now in its fifty-eighth edition, this title continues to provide the most up-to-date geo-political and economic information for this important world area.

Users of the 58th edition will have access to a vast amount of new content, including:

• comprehensive coverage of the anti-government uprisings across the Middle East and North Africa regions and the conflict in Libya, as well as detailed background information on the political and economic affairs of the affected countries
• coverage of elections in Cyprus, Egypt, Tunisia and Turkey
• thoroughly revised directories of political organizations and leaders

Key Features:

• covers the Middle East and North Africa from Algeria to Yemen
• includes topical contributions from acknowledged experts on the region
• accurately and impartially records the latest political and economic developments
• provides comprehensive data on all major organizations in the region.

General Survey

• introductory essays cover topics relating to the region as a whole, including: Arab-Israeli Relations 1967-2012; The Jerusalem Issue; Documents on Palestine; Nuclear Proliferation in the Middle East; The Islamist Movement in the Middle East and North Africa; Oil; Natural Gas; Islamic Banking and Finance; and The Religions of the Middle East and North Africa

Country Surveys

Individual chapters on each country incorporating:

• essays on the physical and social geography, recent history and economy of the country
• an extensive statistical survey of economic indicators, which include area and population, health and welfare, agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining, industry, finance, trade, transport, tourism, communications media and education
• a full directory with names, addresses and contact details covering the constitution, government, legislature, political organizations, election commissions, diplomatic representation, judiciary, religious groups, the media, finance, trade and industry (including petroleum and natural gas), tourism, defence and education
• a bibliography, providing suggestions for further research.

Regional Information

• includes all major international organizations active in the region; research institutes specializing in the region; and select bibliographies of books and periodicals covering the Middle East and North Africa.

The Middle East and North Africa 2012 features in the following genres: Politics and government, Geographical reference works, Yearbooks, annuals, almanacs

The Middle East and North Africa 2012 is available in Hardback

The Middle East and North Africa 2012 was written by Europa Publications and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis

The Middle East and North Africa 2012 has 1464 pages

Yes it is part of The Middle East and North Africa series

£495.00