I.B. Tauris Handbook of Sociology and the Middle East

What we understand by the ''Middle East'' has changed over time and across space. While scholars agree that the geographical ''core'' of the Middle East is the Arabian Peninsula, the boundaries are less clear. How far back in time should we go to define the Middle East? How far south and east should we move on the African continent? And how do we deal with the minority religions in the region, and...