Introduction
Misunderstanding the Middle East
Cheat sheet 1 : basic concepts and building blocks
Jogging through the millennia
Pulling the pieces together
European designs : hacking up the Middle East
Cheat sheet 2: 1979 and beyond a quick look at the issues
Iraq : pardon our mess
Iran: isn't the party over yet?
The kingdom of Saudi Arabia : splitsville
Kuwait : lines in the sand
Yemen : in another world
The United Arab Emirates : the land of possibilities
Qatar : trail blazing
Bahrain : a new profile
Oman : awake at last
Cheat sheet 3 : the westerners
Israel : fulfilling prophecies
Disappearing act : the Palestinian Territories' the West Bank and Gaza
Lebanon : the cedar devolution
Syria : crumbling support
Jordan : stuck in the middle
Egypt : secret society.
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What every American should know about the Middle East by M. L. Rossi. ISBN 9780452289598. Published by Penguin Group in 2008. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
