{"product_id":"is-there-a-middle-east-michael-e-bonine-9780804775267","title":"Is There a Middle East?: The Evolution of a Geopolitical Concept","description":"\u003cp\u003eIs the idea of the \"Middle East\" simply a geopolitical construct conceived by the West to serve particular strategic and economic interests--or can we identify geographical, historical, cultural, and political patterns to indicate some sort of internal coherence to this label? While the term has achieved common usage, no one studying the region has yet addressed whether this conceptualization has real meaning--and then articulated what and where the Middle East is, or is not.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis volume fills the void, offering a diverse set of voices--from political and cultural historians, to social scientists, geographers, and political economists--to debate the possible manifestations and meanings of the Middle East. At a time when geopolitical forces, social currents, and environmental concerns have brought attention to the region, this volume examines the very definition and geographic and cultural boundaries of the Middle East in an unprecedented way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael E. Bonine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0804775265\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804775267\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/16\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2012","brand":"Michael E. Bonine","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46250448716031,"sku":"9780804775267","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_846ef30a-039f-4ae0-a46f-2a2ef25b5980.jpg?v=1729600351","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/is-there-a-middle-east-michael-e-bonine-9780804775267","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}