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Description: | The Middle East Documentation Unit (MEDU) is a national resource of primary documents on the economy, politics and society of the contemporary Middle East, published in the Middle East and elsewhere. It includes many publications unique within the British Isles.
It has two main functions:
To support teaching and research on the Middle East at Durham University.
To build and maintain MEDU as a resource of national and international significance in primary source documentation.
The Unit covers all Arab countries (North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, the East Mediterranean and the Arabian Peninsula), Iran, Turkey and countries which have a close relationship with the Middle East - Israel, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Malta, Cyprus and Ethiopia. Documents are held in all the major languages relevant to the region, including English, Arabic, Turkish, Persian, Hebrew and French.
This collection is of use to academics, students and others who are interested in the Arab-Israeli conflict, Islamic fundamentalism, Arab economies, foreign policy, the world oil industry, Middle East strategic issues, Middle East banking, environmental questions, population growth, European-Middle East relations, minority groups and many other subjects. | Subjects: | Environment Environmental degradation Environmental awareness Population increase Population dynamics Environmental legislation Minority groups Environmental policy Six Day War (1967) Yom Kippur War (1973) Strategic planning Arab history Environmentalism Environmental information Environmental conservation Demographic statistics Arabic Population Environmental management Arab literature Middle East | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | FAX: | 0191 554 2971 | Telephone: | +44 (0)191 334 2959 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:7937 | Go to resource |
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