Preface. Introduction: Why Getting It Right around the World Is So Important. Part One: The Middle East; The Crucible. Chapter One: The Gulf Arab Cultures: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Saudi Arabia. Kuwait. Oman. Qatar. Bahrain. United Arab Emirates. Yemen. Chapter Two: The Arab Levantine Cultures: Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan. Lebanon. Syria. Jordan. Chapter Three: The Judaic Levantine Cultures: Israel. Part Two: North Africa; The Dry Sea. Chapter Four: The Classical North African Arab World: Egypt, Sudan, and Chad. Egypt. Sudan. Chad. Chapter Five: The Maghreb and Sahel: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger. Morocco. Algeria. Tunisia. Mali. Mauritania. Niger. Chapter Six: The Horn of Africa: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, and Djibouti. Ethiopia. Eritrea. Somalia. Djibouti. Part Three: West Africa; The Ancient Traders. Chapter Seven: The Atlantic Cultures: Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia, and Cote d'Ivoire. Senegal. The Gambia. Guinea-Bissau. Guinea. Sierra Leone and Liberia. Cote d'Ivoire. Chapter Eight: The West African Gulf: Nigeria, Ghana, Togo, Benin, and Burkina Faso. Nigeria. Ghana. Togo. Benin. Burkina Faso. Part Four: Central and Eastern Africa; The Equatorial Heart. Chapter Nine: The Center: Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Gabon, and Congo. Cameroon. The Central African Republic. Gabon. Congo. Chapter Ten: The East: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi. Kenya. Tanzania. Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi. Part Five: Southern Africa; The Promise. Chapter Eleven: The North: Zambia and Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Mozambique and Madagascar. Zambia and Zimbabwe. Malawi. Mozambique and Madagascar. Chapter Twelve: The South: South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland, Botswana, and Namibia. South Africa. Lesotho and Swaziland. Botswana. Namibia. Index.