CENTRAL ASIA MEETS THE MIDDLE EAST.CENTRAL ASIA Asia (ā`zhə), the world's largest continent, 17,139,000 sq mi (44,390,000 sq km), with about 3.3 billion people, nearly three fifths of the world's total population. MEETS THE MIDDLE EAST Edited by David Menashiri Published by Frank Cass Publishers ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 07146 4129 4 Price 18.50 [pounds sterling] The six newly independent Muslim Muslim (mŭz`lĭm) [Arab.,=one who surrenders (himself to God), an agent form of the verb of which Islam is a verbal noun], one who has embraced Islam, a follower of Muhammad. republics of the former Soviet Union have redefined the Middle East, creating a region of enormous interest. This volume explores the influence of their independence on Middle Eastern politics. Special emphasis has been put on Turkey and Iran, which, due to their geographical proximity, ideological tenets -- ethnic-Turkish or religious-Islamic -- and their regional ambitions, demonstrated profound interest and extensive effort in central Asia and Transcaucasia Transcaucasia (trănz'kôkā`zhə, –shə, trăns'–), transitional region between Europe and Asia, extending from the Greater Caucasus to the Turkish and Iranian borders, between the Black and Caspian seas. in the first years of the republics' independence. |
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