| Description |
1 online resource : chiefly color illustrations. |
| Current Frequency |
Updated irregularly. |
| Description |
text file PDF |
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polychrome |
| Series |
Open textbook library
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Open Textbook Library.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Languages -- Faith and Religious Identity -- The Middle East and the Impact of Imperialism. |
| Summary |
"This book is intended for readers who have never studied the Middle East, or experts who may wish to fill gaps in their knowledge of the region from other disciplines. Whether for establishing or deepening one's knowledge of the region, these fundamentals are important to know. The languages, cultural, religious and sectarian communities of the region, and selected turning points and influential people in history are starting points for gaining an understanding of the diverse contexts of the region. It is based on introductory and graduate courses on the contemporary Middle East, which the Center's director, Dr. Alam Payind, has been teaching for the past 30 years. The book's co-author, Melinda McClimans, has taught these and other courses with him, as well as her own, for the past 15 years. The material is intended engage with diverse - even conflicting - cultural and historical perspectives, and ways of perceiving both Middle Eastern and world history from perspectives within the region. It is not intended to reinforce a monolithic or matter-of-fact perception of the region. For this and many other reasons, images are an important aspect of the knowledge presented. Each chapter starts with links to its image galleries, along with other visual aids and key elements."--Open Textbook Library. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Note |
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted. |
| Local Note |
Open Educational Resources (OER). Open Textbooks |
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Open Textbook Library |
| Subject |
Middle East.
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Middle East. |
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Middle East Region. |
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Islam.
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Islam. |
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Textbooks.
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Textbooks.
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| Added Author |
McClimans, Melinda, author.
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Open Textbook Library, distributor.
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