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ajiss-1630	Gandolfo, K. Luisa	Middle East Patterns: Places, Peoples, and Politics, 4th ed. by Colbert C. Held (Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2006. 646 pages.)	2006.0	4	.pdf	application/pdf	1102	35	39	The contribution of Middle East Patterns to the study of the region is debatable, as that which affords it triumph also yields one of its few flaws. 646 pages. Widely regarded as the most comprehensive, authoritative, and geographi- cal study of the region, Middle East Patterns: Places, Peoples, and Politics has evolved dexterously into a fourth edition that embraces such diverse themes as archaeology and military capabilities, ethnolinguistic features and agricultural developments, and future implications for relations both within Book Reviews 113 and without the region.	cache/ajiss-1630.pdf	txt/ajiss-1630.txt