The International Politics Of The Middle East

Author : Raymond Hinnebusch
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2003-07-18
Category : History
ISBN : 0719053463

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The International Politics of the Middle East by Raymond Hinnebusch Pdf

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of Middle East international politics in the light of international relations theory. It assesses the impact of international penetration, including the historic formation of the regional state system, the continued role of external great powers, and the incorporation of the region into the international capitalist market. It examines the region’s distinctive dialect between trans-state identities, Arabism and Islam, and the consolidation of a sovereign state system. It looks at the consequences of state formation for the ability of state elites to manage the external and domestic arenas in which they must operate; and it analyzes the impact of the foreign policy process in individual states.

Author : Louise Fawcett
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Middle East
ISBN : 9780198708742

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International Relations of the Middle East by Louise Fawcett Pdf

In International relations of the Middle East a leading team of international experts provides an authoritative, student-friendly text that combines a history of the region with sophisticated analysis of current key themes, actors, and conflicts.

Author : Ewan Stein
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781107181892

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International Relations in the Middle East by Ewan Stein Pdf

Covering a century of Middle Eastern international relations, this book develops an original approach to understanding regional conflict and cooperation.

Author : Beverley Milton-Edwards
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781509520862

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Contemporary Politics in the Middle East by Beverley Milton-Edwards Pdf

The fourth edition of this dynamic and popular text provides a comprehensive introduction to contemporary politics in the Middle East. Fully revised and updated throughout, it features a new chapter on the Arab Spring and its aftermath, plus a wide range of vibrant case studies, data, questions for class discussion and suggestions for further reading. Purposefully employing a clear thematic structure, the book begins by introducing key concepts and contentious debates before outlining the impact of colonialism, and the rise and relevance of Arab nationalism in the region. Major political issues affecting the Middle East are then explored in full. These include political economy, conflict, political Islam, gender, the regional democracy deficit, and ethnicity and minorities. The book also examines the role of key foreign actors, such as the USA, Russia and the EU, and concludes with an in-depth analysis of the Arab uprisings and their impact in an era of uncertainty.

Author : Shahram Akbarzadeh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351859523

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Routledge Handbook of International Relations in the Middle East by Shahram Akbarzadeh Pdf

This handbook examines the regional and international dynamics of the Middle East. It challenges the state society dichotomy to make sense of decision-making and behavior by ruling regimes. The 33 chapter authors include the world’s leading scholars of the Middle East and International Relations (IR) in order to make sense of the region. This synthesis of area studies expertise and IR theory provides a unique and rigorous account of the region’s current dynamics, which have reached a crisis point since the beginning of the Arab Spring. The Middle East has been characterized by volatility for more than a century. Although the region attracts significant scholarly interest, IR theory has rarely been used as a tool to understand events. The constructivist approach in IR highlights the significance of state identity, shaped by history and culture, in making sense of international relations. The authors of this volume consider how IR theory can elucidate the patterns and principles that shape the region, in order to provide a rigorous account of the contemporary challenges of the Middle East. The Routledge Handbook of International Relations in the Middle East provides comprehensive coverage of International Relations issues in the region. Thus, it offers key resources for researchers and students interested in International Relations and the Middle East.

Author : Mohammed Ayoob
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317811275

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The Middle East in World Politics (Routledge Revivals) by Mohammed Ayoob Pdf

The Middle East is, and has always been, of major global economic and political importance. First published in 1981, this edited collection analyses many of the crucial issues that have had international repercussions during the second half of the twentieth century, with each paper considering the particular regional problems within the widest possible political framework. Internationally renowned authors consider such areas as the relationship between Israel and the Middle East, the influence of oil on global decision-making, Afghanistan and its neighbours, and the economic issues that the region has faced. A timely and relevant reissue, dealing with problems of continued importance, this volume will be of particular interest to students researching the history of the Middle Eastern conflict and the region’s variety of relationships with the West.

Author : Louise Fawcett
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780199608270

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International Relations of the Middle East by Louise Fawcett Pdf

Leading scholars of Middle East politics and international relations present comprehensive coverage of the international politics of the Middle East, a region at the forefront of international attention.

Author : Leon Carl Brown
Publisher : I.B.Tauris
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Eastern question
ISBN : 1850430004

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International Politics and the Middle East by Leon Carl Brown Pdf

Author : Efraim Karsh
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781632861191

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The Tail Wags the Dog by Efraim Karsh Pdf

The continuing crisis in Syria has raised questions over the common perception of Middle Eastern affairs as an offshoot of global power politics. To Western intellectuals, foreign policy experts, and politicians, “empire” and “imperialism” are categories that apply exclusively to Europe and more recently to the United States of America. As they see it, Middle Eastern history is the product of its unhappy interaction with these powers. Forming the basis of President Obama's much ballyhooed “new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world,” this outlook is continuing to shape crucial foreign policy among Western governments, but in these pages, Efraim Karsh propounds a radically different interpretation of Middle Eastern experience. He argues that the Western view of Muslims and Arabs as hapless victims is absurd. On the contrary, modern Middle Eastern history has been the culmination of long-existing indigenous trends. Great power influences, however potent, have played a secondary role constituting neither the primary force behind the region's political development nor the main cause of its notorious volatility. Karsh argues it is only when Middle Eastern people disown their victimization mentality and take responsibility for their actions and their Western champions drop their condescending approach to Arabs and Muslims, that the region can at long last look forward to a real “spring.”

Author : Mehran Kamrava
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2011-06-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780815651529

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The International Politics of the Persian Gulf by Mehran Kamrava Pdf

For much of the contemporary history of the Middle East, the Persian Gulf has stood at the center of the region’s strategic significance. At the same time, the Gulf has been wracked by political instability and tension. As far back as the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Britain zeroed in on the Persian Gulf as a critical passageway to its crown jewel, India, and entered into protectorate agreements with local ruling families, thus bestowing on them international legitimacy and, eventually, the resources and support necessary to ascend to kingships. Today, the region is undergoing profound changes that range from rapid economic and infrastructural development to tumultuous social and cultural transformations. Far from eroding the area’s political significance, these changes have only accentuated rivalries and tensions and have brought to the forefront new challenges to international security and stability. Together, the essays in this volume present a comprehensive, detailed, and accessible account of the international politics of the region. Focusing on the key factors that give the Persian Gulf its strategic significance, contributors look at the influence of vast deposits of oil and natural gas on international politics, the impact of the competing centers of power of Iran and Saudi Arabia, the nature of relationships among countries within the Persian Gulf, and the evolving interaction between Islam and politics. Throughout the collection, issues of internal and international security are shown to be central. Drawing on the comprehensive knowledge and experience of experts in the region, The International Politics of the Persian Gulf shines a bright light on this area, offering insights and thoughtful analyses on the critical importance of this troubled region to global politics.

Author : Louise Fawcett
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2009-02-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0199215537

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International Relations of the Middle East by Louise Fawcett Pdf

Now in its second edition, this popular title has been fully revised and updated, with two new chapters on the nature of Islam and the war in Iraq.

Author : Harry Verhoeven
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780190916688

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Environmental Politics in the Middle East by Harry Verhoeven Pdf

This book investigates how ecology and politics meet in the Middle East and how those interactions connect to the global political economy. Through region-wide analyses and case studies from the Arabian Peninsula, the Gulf of Aden, the Levant and North Africa, the volume highlights the intimate connections of environmental activism, energy infrastructure and illicit commodity trading with the political economies of Central Asia, the Horn of Africa and the Indian subcontinent. The book's nine chapters analyze how the exploitation and representation of the environment have shaped the history of the region--and determined its place in global politics. It argues that how the ecological is understood, instrumentalized and intervened upon is the product of political struggle: deconstructing ideas and practices of environmental change means unravelling claims of authority and legitimacy. This is particularly important in a region frequently seen through the prism of environmental determinism, where ruling elites have imposed authoritarian control as the corollary of 'environmental crisis'. This unique and urgent collection will question much of what we think we know about this pressing issue.

Author : Steffen Hertog,Giacomo Luciani,Marc Valeri
Publisher : Hurst Publishers
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781849042352

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Business Politics in the Middle East by Steffen Hertog,Giacomo Luciani,Marc Valeri Pdf

Although most Arab countries remain authoritarian, many have undergone a restructuring of state-society relations in which lower- and middle-class interest groups have lost ground while big business has benefited in terms of its integration into policy-making and the opening of economic sectors that used to be state-dominated. Arab businesses have also started taking on aspects of public service provision in health, media and education that used to be the domain of the state; they have also become increasingly active in philanthropy. The ‘Arab Spring,’ which is likely to lead to a more pluralistic political order, makes it all the more important to understand business interests in the Middle East, a segment of society that on the one hand has often been close to the ancien regime, but on the other will play a pivotal role in a future social contract. Among the topics addressed by the authors are the role of business in recent regime change; the political outlook of businessmen; the consequences of economic liberalisation on the composition of business elites in the Middle East; the role of the private sector in orienting government policies; lobbying of government by business interests and the mechanisms by which governments seek to keep businesses dependent on them.

Author : Tareq Y. Ismael
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2016-11-10
Category : Middle East
ISBN : 1138263818

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The International Relations of the Middle East in the 21st Century by Tareq Y. Ismael Pdf

A comprehensive and timely survey of Middle Eastern international relations, Tareq Ismael provides in-depth analysis of the interrelated dimensions of confrontation that have entangled almost every aspect of life in the region, transforming it into a 'penetrated political system'. Essential for readers interested in the Middle East, international relations, politics, history and public policy.

Author : Mahmood Monshipouri
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2019-06-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429594151

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Middle East Politics by Mahmood Monshipouri Pdf

Aimed at undergraduate-level courses, this brand-new textbook provides an overview of Middle Eastern politics, offering in-depth examination of the forces of stability, change, uncertainty, and progress in the region. Building on both historical and contemporary analysis, the chapters are timely, engaging, and provocative, covering topics such as: Turmoil and transition in Middle Eastern politics The Arab-Israeli conflict The Persian Gulf and global security The rise of the internet Terrorism and the Islamic State US-Iran relations The role of new regional players, such as China, India, and Russia Increasing investment in wind and solar energy in the post-carbon era. Providing a unique perspective on the major themes and current state of knowledge about the region, this new textbook will be invaluable to students of Middle Eastern politics.