Middle East - History, Environment & Current Affairs (Chapter)
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Middle East - History, Environment & Current Affairs (Chapter)
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6th Edition
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May 2009
81 pp
This chapter contains the History, Politics & Foreign Affairs, Religion, Arts, Food & Drink, and Environment chapters from Lonely Planet's Middle East guidebook.
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The Middle East has been making headlines since the dawn of civilisation. Brush up on the region's complex history, religion and politics before you fly with this chapter - while working up an appetite for the culinary delights that await you!
- history timeline
- must-see Middle Eastern architecture: our top 10
- best Middle Eastern literature
- a guide to eating etiquette
- Islamic and Jewish customs
Coverage includes: Cradle of Civilisation, Birth of Empire, Here Come the Greeks, Roman Middle East, The Coming of Islam, Early Islam, The Crusades & Their Aftermath, The Rise of the Ottoman Turks, Life Under the Ottomans, Europe & the Ottoman Decline, Colonial Middle East, Israel's Independence, Arab (Dis)Unity, New Forces of Arab Resistance, Arab-Israeli Wars, Peace & Revolution, Bloody Aftermath, The Fall, Rise & Fall of Hope, The More Things Change, Islam, Judaism, Christianity, Carpets, Decorative Arts, Visual Arts, Music, Where & When to Eat & Drink, Eating With Kids, National Parks & Wildlife Reserves, Environmental Issues.
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