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Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East, 2/E
Daniel G. Bates, Hunter College, City University of New York and Istanbul Bilgi University
Amal Rassam, Queens College, City College of New York

ISBN-10: 0136564895
ISBN-13: 9780136564898

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2001
Format: Paper; 329 pp
Published: 07/06/2000

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For courses in Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East, History of the Middle East, and Introduction to Ethnic Studies.

A topical, social-anthropological introduction to the Middle East, this volume synthesizes historical, ethnographic, and socioeconomic data within a social science framework. Its multidisciplinary approach places in proper context the region's distinctive “way of life”—which has always been at the crossroads of cultures and civilizations. Comprehensive and straightforward coverage includes distinctive theoretical forms without the use of social science jargon.

  • NEW - Updated ethnographic material on Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, and Yemen.

    • Provides students with current information related to the Middle East. Ex.___

  • NEW - Current debates—e.g., relation of Islam to politics; civil society in the Middle East; status of women.

    • Provides students with information on the current status of issues within the Middle East. Ex.___

  • NEW - Glossary.

    • Familiarizes students with foreign terms and provides easy access to their definitions. Ex.___

  • Presentation and interpretation of the Middle East as a distinct cultural area.

    • Allows students to focus on generalized problems, patterns, and cultural process of the area. Ex.___

  • Geographical and cultural coverage of the “central Middle East”—Includes Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, The United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Iran, and Turkey.

    • Enables students to break down and focus on specific areas of the largest cultural area commonly taken as a field of study. Ex.___

  • Emphasis on behavior and adaptation.

    • Shows students how explanations of cultural institutions and social processes relate to the behavior of individuals, their needs, values, and motivations. Ex.___

  • An ecological and historical survey.

    • Describes the area in terms of major topics of ethnicity, kinship, religion, political leadership, patterns of living, sex roles, and family life. Ex.___

  • A look at contemporary processes of social change and political economy.

    • Introduces students to the work of economists, sociologists, political scientists, and geographers—in addition to historians. Ex.___

  • Detailed case studies.

    • Illustrates different aspects of life in various Middle Eastern societies. Ex.___

  • Maps and photographs.

    • Offers students visual representation of the places being explored with words. Ex.___

  • Topical organization of chapters.

    • Helps students process information by making each chapter build on information that preceded it, instead of giving them a country by country presentation. Ex.___

  • Updated ethnographic material on Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, and Yemen.

    • Provides students with current information related to the Middle East. Ex.___

  • Current debates—e.g., relation of Islam to politics; civil society in the Middle East; status of women.

    • Provides students with information on the current status of issues within the Middle East. Ex.___

  • Glossary.

    • Familiarizes students with foreign terms and provides easy access to their definitions. Ex.___



 1. The Setting: Human Geography and Historical Background.


 2. Islam: The Prophet and the Religion.


 3. Islam as Identity, Islam as Culture.


 4. Communal Identities and Ethnic Groups.


 5. Pastoralism and Nomadic Society.


 6. Agriculture and the Changing Village.


 7. Cities and Urban Life.


 8. Kinship, Marriage, and the Family.


 9. Women and the Social Order.


10. Local Organization of Power: Leadership, Patronage, and Tribalism.


11. Challenges and Dilemmas: The Middle East Today.


Glossary.


References.


Photo Credits.


Index.

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