The Middle East and North Africa 2002 (48th edition)

The previous edition of this title was reviewed in this journal in 1999, when the book’s Foreword was dated October 1998. At that time, the review drew attention to recent significant events affecting the Middle East, especially the Maryland Wye River agreement between Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Yasser Arafat, which had been brokered by President Clinton. This now recent history is fully detailed in the current edition, demonstrating how quickly affairs develop, especially in this troubled region. The history entry for Israel, some 58,000 words long, goes up to late 2001 and includes reference to some of the impact...