Much of the Middle East is in a continuing state of visible,
often revolutionary, change in almost every field--social,
cultural, economic, political. Although time will have greatly
modified the conditions here presented, the author emphasizes those
aspects which, being the least ephemeral, were likely to remain
valid for some years and indicates the areas in which the most
change can be expected. Therefore, in evaluating any change that
has occurred, the reader will at least be informed of the
conditions out of which--or because of which--such an event
occurred.
In some cases Longrigg passes over important aspects of the
Middle Eastern region and its component countries, almost or
entirely in silence: among such aspects being those of military
resources, prominent personalities, constitutional or legal issues,
budgets and balances of trade. And even on matters upon which he
has said something fairly specific--topography, races and
languages, religions, climates, natural resources and agronomy,
industry, communications--there may be too little detailed
information to satisfy a reader desirous of a full picture of a
given aspect of things in this or that territory. For most of such
detail, and not less for an appreciation which may be widely
different from the author's, the student can very easily look
elsewhere: the literature of these countries is abundant and
accessible.
Longrigg's attempt has been to offer an objective but informed
account of the different nationalities and social forces found in
Middle Eastern environments, urban and rural, in terms of the
particular circumstances, problems and hopes of the dozen separate
and more or less divided states of the region. The non-specialist
reader may from all this learn something true and perhaps
suggestive, while the expert may find not too much to offend
him.
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