The Continuum Political Encyclopedia of the Middle East . . Author   Sela,Avraham   Publisher   Continuum   Publishing year   2006   Binding   hard   Language   english   Pages   944   ISBN/ISSN   0-8264-1413-3          175.00   . This useful and comprehenisve book is an analytical and factual guide to the political present and recent past of the Middle East: from Morocco to Afghanistan, from Turkey to Yemen and Sudan. This book covers the domestic and foreign affairs, as well as economic and social developments of these countries from historical and analytical points of view. It also includes the role of foreign powers in the Middle East, especially France, Great Britain, the former Soviet Union, and the United States. Topics include people, trends and issues, institutions, and places.