This book is part of a book series called Kingfisher Knowledge .
There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2006 by Pan Macmillan .
Phil Steele is an experienced writer and editor who has been writing books for children and adults on a wide range of topics including history, geography and cultural themes, for over 20 years. He lives in North Wales. Paul Adams is the Chief Diplomatic Correspondent for BBC News 24. Born in Lebanon, he has extensive experience as a BBC journalist and editor in the Middle East.
This book has the following chapters: 1 HALF TITLE; 2-3 IMPRINT & TITLE; 4-5 CONTENTS; 6 FOREWORD; 7 CHAPTER 1 OPENER: People and places; 8-9 WHERE IN THE WORLD?; 10-11 LAND AND CLIMATE; 12-13 PEOPLES AND LANGUAGES; 14-15 HOLY LANDS; 16-17 WHERE CIVILIZATION BEGAN; 18-19 THE MARCH OF EMPIRES; 20-21 ARTS AND CULTURE; 22-23 MERCHANTS AND BAZAARS; 24-25 RESOURCES AND WORK; 26-27 HOPES AND FEARS; 28 CHAPTER 1 SUMMARY / GO FURTHER; 29 CHAPTER 2 OPENER: Modern nations; 30-31 INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION; 32-33 TURKEY; 34-35 SYRIA; 36-37 LEBANON; 38-39 ISRAEL; 40-41 PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES; 42-43 EGYPT; 44-45 JORDAN; 46-47 SAUDI ARABIA; 48-49 YEMEN AND OMAN; 50--51 GULF STATES; 52-53 IRAQ; 54-55 IRAN; 56-57 AFGHANISTAN; 58 CHAPTER 2 SUMMARY / GO FURTHER; 59 REFERENCE; 60-61 GLOSSARY; 62-63 INDEX; 64 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
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