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Mideast in turmoil / produced by the Art Division, National Geographic Society ; drawn by Leo B. Zebarth ; text by Peter Miller ; research by Kathy B. Maher ; portraits by Dorothy Michele Novick ; compiled by Harold Hanson and Mark Seidler.

Description:

Relief shown by shading. Map shows on recto: refugee centers, Israeli settlements, oil fields, pipelines, and crude oil imports statistics. Map shows on verso: historical timeline of protectorates dates given for newly independent countries, and Muslim ethnic distribution. Maps on verso: An ethnic mosaic of Islam's heartland. Scale [1:48,000,000] -- The Ottomans lose grip on an empire. Scale [1:48,000,000] -- British and Russian ambitions collide -- After the war, slicing up the region -- Jews create a homeland among Arabs. Ancillary map on recto: "Israel and the Palestinians." Scale [1:750,000] Supplement to the National Geographic September 1980, page 335A, vol. 158, no. 3-Middle East."

Resource Link:

https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/9968220433506421

Identifier:

ark:/88435/dckw52jn15t

Language:

en

Creator:

National Geographic Society (U.S.). Art Division

Publisher:

Washington, D.C. : National Gegraphic Society, National Geographic Magazine, 1980. and ©1980

Provider:

Princeton

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Image

Subject:

Ethnic groups, Ethnic relations—Political aspects, Boundary disputes, Middle East—History—20th century—Maps, and Maps

Theme:

Ethnic groups, Ethnic relations—Political aspects, Boundary disputes, Middle East—History—20th century—Maps, and Maps

Spatial Coverage:

Middle East

Access Rights:

Restricted