The Middle East and North Africa 2023

NOTE EDITORE

Now in its sixty-ninth edition, this title continues to provide the most up-to-date geopolitical and economic information for this important world area. Key Features: - covers the Middle East and North Africa from Algeria to Yemen - includes topical contributions from acknowledged experts on regional affairs - accurately and impartially records the latest political and economic developments - provides comprehensive data on all major organizations active in the countries of the region. General Survey - introductory essays cover a wide range of topics relating to the region as a whole. Country Surveys Individual chapters on each country incorporating: - essays on the physical and social geography, recent history and economy - an extensive statistical survey of economic and social 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 country-specific bibliography, providing suggestions for further research. Regional Information - includes all major international organizations active in the Middle East and North Africa; research institutes specializing in the region; and select bibliographies of books and periodicals.

SOMMARIO

PART ONE General Survey Saudi Arabia and Iran: Islam, Security and Foreign Policy in the Middle East SIMON MABON US Middle East Policy ROBERT E. LOONEY The Kurdish Question in the Middle East CENGIZ GUNES The Religions of the Middle East and North Africa R. B. SERJEANT Instituting a Sustainable Energy Transition in the Gulf: A Review of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar JUSTIN DARGIN PART TWO Country Surveys Sections on geography, history and economy, as well as statistical surveys, directories and bibliographies for each country ALGERIA History GIANNI DEL PANTA Economy ROBERT E. LOONEY BAHRAIN History MARC JONES (Revised by KRISTIAN COATES ULRICHSEN) Economy MARTIN HVIDT CYPRUS History ANDREAS STERGIOU Economy Revised by ANDREAS STERGIOU ‘Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus’ History Economy EGYPT History Updated by ALICE VERTICELLI and DENIS J. SULLIVAN (Revised by editorial staff) Economy SHIREEN ALAZZAWI IRAN History EDWARD WASTNIDGE Economy ROBERT E. LOONEY IRAQ History LIAM ANDERSON Economy ROBERT E. LOONEY ISRAEL History SHMUEL SANDLER Economy ROBERT E. LOONEY Occupied Territories East Jerusalem The Golan Heights JORDAN History COURTNEY FREER Economy ONN WINCKLER KUWAIT History Revised by CLAIRE BEAUGRAND Economy MÁTÉ SZALAI LEBANON History NATÁLIA CALFAT Economy VIVIANE Y. NAÏMY and RIAD OBEGI LIBYA History RONALD BRUCE ST JOHN Economy AMIR MAGDY KAMEL MOROCCO History NEIL PARTRICK (Based on an original essay by RICHARD LAWLESS) Economy Revised by NEIL PARTRICK (Based on an original essay by ALAN J. DAY) OMAN History Revised by MARC VALERI Economy FRANCIS OWTRAM PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES Recent History Updated by NIGEL PARSONS (Revised by the editorial staff) Economy LUIS ABUGATTAS, HABIB HINN and RAJA KHALIDI QATAR History DAVID ROBERTS Economy FRANCIS OWTRAM SAUDI ARABIA History BRANDON FRIEDMAN Economy NEIL PARTRICK (Based on an original essay by MOIN SIDDIQI) SPANISH NORTH AFRICA Ceuta Melilla SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC History EYAL ZISSER Economy OMAR S. DAHI and MOHAMMAD AL-ASADI TUNISIA History NEIL PARTRICK (Based on an original essay by RICHARD LAWLESS) Economy NEIL PARTRICK (Based on an essay by the editorial staff) TÜRKIYE History GARETH JENKINS Economy GARETH JENKINS UNITED ARAB EMIRATES History KRISTIAN COATES ULRICHSEN Economy Revised by ROBERT MOGIELNICKI YEMEN History VINCENT DURAC Economy CHARLES SCHMITZ PART THREE Regional Information REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS MAJOR COMMODITIES OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA DOCUMENTS ON PALESTINE CALENDARS RESEARCH INSTITUTES SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY (BOOKS) SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY(PERIODICALS)

AUTORE

Europa Publications’ regional publications are compiled by a team of editors and researchers, with introductory and country-specific material provided by specialists in their field: Luis Abugattas. Independent consultant on trade and development issues. Mohammad Al-Asadi. Economist specializing in international development studies, Institute of Development Research and Development Policy (IEE), Ruhr University Bochum, Germany. Shireen AlAzzawi. Lecturer, Economics Department, Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA, USA; and Research Fellow, Economic Research Forum, Cairo, Egypt. Liam Anderson. Professor of Political Science, School of Public and International Affairs, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, USA. Claire Beaugrand. Lecturer in Sociology of the Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula, Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter, UK; CNRS Researcher at the Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Sciences Sociales (IRISSO), Université Paris Dauphine-PSL, France. Natália Calfat. PhD Candidate, Department of Political Science, University of São Paulo, Brazil. Kristian Coates Ulrichsen. Fellow for the Middle East, Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA. Jill Crystal. Professor of Political Science, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA. Omar S. Dahi. Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty and Professor of Economics, Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA. Justin Dargin. Middle East Energy and Climate Scholar,Carnegie Endowment for InternationalPeace, Washington, DC, USA; and former legal advisor to OPEC. Gianni Del Panta. Post-doctoral Research Fellow in Political Science, Scuola Normale Superiore, Florence, Italy. Vincent Durac. Associate Professor, School of Politics and International Relations, University College Dublin, Ireland. Courtney Freer. Visiting Post-doctoral Fellow, Center for the Study of Law and Religion, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Brandon Friedman. Director of Research, Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. Cengiz Gunes. Associate Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Faculty of Social Sciences, Open University, Milton Keynes, UK. Habib Hinn. Assistant Researcher at the Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS), Ramallah, Palestinian Territories; and Lecturer in Economics, Birzeit University, Ramallah, Palestinian Territories. Martin Hvidt. Associate Professor and Head of Studies, Center for Modern Middle East and Muslim Studies, Department of History, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark. Gareth Jenkins. Non-resident Senior Fellow with the Silk Road Studies Program, based in Istanbul, Türkiye. Marc Jones. Assistant Professor in Middle East Studies, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar. Amir Magdy Kamel. Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor), School of Security Studies, and Fellow, Institute of Middle Eastern Studies, King’s College London, UK. Raja Khalidi. Director-General, Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS), Ramallah, Palestinian Territories. Lawless, Richard I. Late Emeritus Reader in Middle Eastern Studies, Durham University, UK. Robert E. Looney. Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of National Security Affairs, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. Simon Mabon. Professor of International Politics, and Director of SEPAD, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK. Philip McCrum. Chief Economist, Middle East and North Africa, and Director, Economic Advisory, EY, Dubai, UAE. Robert C. Mogielnicki. Senior Resident Scholar, The Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, Washington, DC, USA. Viviane Y. Naïmy. Professor of Finance, Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, Notre Dame University-Louaize, Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon. Riad Obegi. Chairman and General Manager of Banque Bemo SAL, Beirut, Lebanon. James Onley. Director of Historical Research, Qatar National Library, Doha, Qatar; and Editor of the Journal of Arabian Studies (Routledge). Francis Owtram. Honorary Research Fellow, Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter, UK. Nigel Parsons. Senior Lecturer, Politics Programme, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand. Neil Partrick. Writer and analyst on the Arabian Peninsula and wider Middle East. David Roberts. Associate Professor and Theme Lead for Regional Security and Development Research in the School of Security Studies, King’s College London, UK; Adjunct Faculty, Paris School of International Affairs, Sciences Po, Paris, France; Non-resident Fellow at the Arab Gulf States Institute, Washington, DC, USA; and former Director of the Qatar office of the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies Shmuel Sandler. President of Emunah-Efrata College, Jerusalem, Israel; and the Sara and Simha Lainer Professor Emeritus of Democracy and Civility, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel. R. B. Serjeant.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9781032273778
• Dimensioni: 11.01 x 8.25 in Ø 5.73 lb
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pagine Arabe: 1284
• Pagine Romane: xxiv