TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bonine,Michael E.
AU  - Amanat,Abbas
AU  - Gasper,Michael Ezekiel
TI  - Is there a middle east?: the evolution of a geopolitical concept 
SN  - 9780804775274
U1  - 911.56 21
PY  - 2012///
CY  - California
PB  - Standford
KW  - Geopolítica
KW  - Cercano Oriente
KW  - Geografía histórica
KW  - Historiografía
KW  - CIENCIAS POLITICAS
KW  - Angulo, Andrés
N1  - Fundamentos de la Geopolítica
N2  - Is the idea of the "Middle East" simply a geopolitical construct conceived by the West to serve particular strategic and economic interestsÑor can we identify geographical, historical, cultural, and political patterns to indicate some sort of internal coherence to this label? While the term has achieved common usage, no one studying the region has yet addressed whether this conceptualization has real meaningÑand then articulated what and where the Middle East is, or is not.
This volume fills the void, offering a diverse set of voicesÑfrom political and cultural historians, to social scientists, geographers, and political economistsÑto debate the possible manifestations and meanings of the Middle East. At a time when geopolitical forces, social currents, and environmental concerns have brought attention to the region, this volume examines the very definition and geographic and cultural boundaries of the Middle East in an unprecedented way
ER  -