Ch 1. What is the Middle East? --

Ch 2. North Africa: Egypt and Libya --

Ch 3. Israel, the Palestine Authority, and Jordan --

Ch 4. Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq --

Ch 5. The northern tier: Turkey and Iran --

Ch 6. The Arabian Peninsula: Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain.

What is the Middle East?

North Africa : Egypt and Libya

Israel, the Palestine Authority, and Jordan

Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq

The northern tier : Turkey and Iran

The Arabian Peninsula : Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Yemen

Maps and flags

Chronology

Encyclopedia

Notes

Selected bibliography

Further reading and websites

Index.