With worldwide attention focused on the Middle East, National Geographic provides extraordinary coverage of the region, rich with history and culture but ravaged by war and conflict. National Geographic Atlas of the Middle East, Second Edition maps and profiles three new countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Sudan. The spread on religion is extended to include an analysis of Sunni and Shi’ite dynamics while the ethnic coverage is expanded to document the plight and increasing influence of the Kurds. New city maps of Istanbul and Dubai are added, as well as a new Israeli-Palestinian Conflict spread with an in-depth time line of 15 maps. A variety of themes are presented, from religion, population, and ethnic and linguistic groups to oil, fresh water, and development indicators such as trade, foreign aid, infant mortality, urbanization, and education. Pictures, flags, fact boxes, and graphs complement these powerful, newsworthy topics. A time line to 2008 and a place-name index make this new atlas a valuable, topical, and fascinating reference.
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"The answer to both a reference librarian’s prayer and almost any library’s book budget, this compact atlas of one of the most tumultuous regions of the world arrives in timely fashion." —Library Journal
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Handy sized atlas and reference for mid east countries,
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There is a two page spread for each country with a map and basic stats for the country. Additional regional maps show info about climate, land use, population, religions, languages, oil, water, food, historical sites and various conflicts. There is a multi-page history timeline. The maps are similar to those in their big world atlas 8th edition but they are a little more colorful. This is a handy size to keep near your TV news watching chair. As with most Nat Geo atlas they print right up into the binding but with the larger atlas it lays open flat and this is a feature but with this smaller book you loose some data in the crease. There is a place map inside the front cover to easily locate each country's map.
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I bought this as a gift for my Father after my brother was deployed to Afghanistan. It has really helped the whole family better understand the region where my brother is as well as the cultures.
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Way more informative than Google Maps,
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Think you know Middle East Geography well enough? I don't! Just what kind of terrain and distances would Israeli jets have to fly over to get to Natanz, Iran? National Geographic Atlas of Middle East. Doesn't get much better.
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