The Middle East

"The Middle East as a geographical region extends from Turkey to Iran and south to the Sudan and the Arabian peninsula. It has been a central focus of man's concern from the first appearance of civilization (in Anatolia and the Tigris-Euphrates valley) to today's headlines about oil, religious tensions, and the nationalism of new states. This book harmoniously combines history and geography, the mother sciences, in providing a convenient and authoritative survey of the region, its peoples, and its problems."--Cover page 2.