The Basics for Learners of Middle East

186 mm x 130 mm
Pages 304
JPY 2,500
ISBN 9784790717904
Pub date: June 2024

An overview of knowledge that grasps the whole picture at once. History, religion, gender, oil economy, business, conflict, refugees - the dynamism of the Middle East is revealed in 16 issues. A must-read introductory book based on the latest research.

Points of Appeal
1) Essential reading not only for researchers, but also for ordinary people visiting there for travel or business
2) Learn about culture, societies, economy and politics, without reducing  topics to current news or Islamic customs alone
3) Includes a “must-read bibliography” and “country-specific data sheets”

Table of Contents
Introduction: “Learning” about the Middle East

Part 1. Prosperous cultures
1 Languages and religions
2 Historical narratives
3 Arabic novels
4 Modern and contemporary thought in the Middle East

Part 2. Transforming societies
1 Gender
2 Migrants and refugees
3 Urban and rural areas
4 Media

Part 3. Dynamic economy
1 Economic development
2 Oil / Oil free
3 Islamic finance
4 Business in the Middle East

Part 4. Confused Politics
1 The Middle East in the world
2 Conflicts
3 The Palestinian question
4 Religion and politics

Final chapter: Towards further study

Column: Music films from the Middle East
  　　　   Family reflected in words
　  　   　The Real bazaar
　　     　Authoritarianism and democracy