Ismael, Tareq Y. <br/><br/>
Government and politics of the contemporary Middle East :  continuity and change / 
Tareq Y. Ismael, Jacqueline S. Ismael, Glenn E. Perry. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - New York, NY :  Routledge,  2016. 
 - 599 p. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: Middle East politics: patterns of continuity and change -- Part I. Dynamics in Middle East politics -- The burden of history: from empire to nation states -- The legacy of Islam: continuity and change -- Part II. Major governments and politics the northern belt -- The Republic of Turkey -- The Islamic Republic of Iran the fertile crescent -- The Republic of Iraq -- The Syrian Arab Republic and the Lebanese Republic -- Israel and Palestine west and east of the Red Sea -- The Arab Republic of Egypt -- The Arab Gulf States and the Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc). 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781138786509 (hardback) 9781138786523 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2015016945 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Middle East--Politics and government--1979-<br/>Medio Oriente--Política y gobierno--1979-
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>439 DS 63.1  / I83g 2016 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>956.05