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Discusses the culture, society, and economy of the twenty-one countries of the region
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This comprehensive and highly illustrated reference describes the culture, society, and economy of a region that is rapidly growing in world importance yet is still little understood in the West. It covers all 21 Arab countries in the Near and Middle East, North Africa, Mauritania, and the Horn of Africa, combining some 280 maps, charts, tables, and illustrations with thorough objective analysis to examine the region in its entirety, beyond talk of oil and ideology. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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