Reflecting the ever-increasing interest in and concern with the Middle East, A Middle East Studies Handbook provides a ready source of reference on the modern and medieval history of the region. The geographical area covered includes Iran, Turkey, the Fertile Crescent (modern Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Israel), the Arabian Peninsula and Egypt. Reference material is included on transliteration and Islamic names, the Islamic calendar, the dynasties, chronology and major events of Middle Eastern History. A detailed historical atlas extends to events of the post-war world, with an accompanying gazetteer. A glossary, list of modem acronyms, reference works and additional information are included to make the Handbook an essential tool for the student, teacher, policymaker, writer and library.