TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mattar,Philip
TI  - Encyclopedia of the modern Middle East and North Africa
SN  - 9780028657707
AV  - DS43 .E53 2004
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Detroit, Mich.
PB  - Macmillan Reference USA
KW  - Arab countries
KW  - Encyclopedias
KW  - Middle East
KW  - Africa, North
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; v. 1. A-D -- v. 2. E-K -- v. 3. L-S -- v. 4. T-Z
N2  - Examines the history of the modern Middle East and North Africa for the 19th century and 20th century.  Articles include:  colonialism, imperialism, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the United Nations involvement .  Includes biographies on women, Islamic scholars, activists ; descriptions of the region's organizations ;  genealogies ; and issues such as gender and education.  Articles deal with:  anthropology, history, political science, religion, the social sciences and the liberal arts.  Countries included:  Mauritania, Western Sahara, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Palestine, Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, Cyprus, Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran Afghanistan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar
ER  -