This title provides a comprehensive and objective overview of the people, events, and documents that are key to understanding the complex relationships of the countries and cultures of the Middle East. We have fully updated each of the three components (Almanac, Biography, and Primary Sources), as well as expanding the coverage of the set, including such topics as the flowering of the Arab Spring.

Biographies focus on key figures, such as Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Golda Meir, and Hosni Mubarak. 01