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_bRUB/T
100 1 _aRubin, Barry M.
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245 1 4 _aThe tragedy of the Middle East /
_cBarry Rubin
260 _aCambridge;
_aNew York:
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2002.
300 _aviii, 287 p.;
_c24 cm.
500 _aIncludes index.
505 0 _aThe triumph of the "Old Middle East" -- Paradigm lost -- The regime's success, the nation's disaster -- Syria: the test case for reform -- Iran: the people versus the will of God? -- Force and violence in Middle Eastern politics -- The battle for the soul of Islam -- The Arab-Israeli conflict: foundation stone or millstone? -- The truth about U.S. Middle Eastern policy -- The uncivil society and the wall of lies.
651 0 _aMiddle East
_xPolitics and government
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942 _cWB16
999 _c1890
_d1890