An Introduction to Middle East Politics

MacQueen, Benjamin

ISBN 10: 1412962161 / ISBN 13: 9781412962162

Verlag: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2017

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Inhaltsangabe:

<p><span>This new edition of <strong>An Introduction to Middle East Politics</strong> continues to provide an expansive survey of Middle East politics, thoroughly revised and restructured in response to events currently taking place.&nbsp;Written in a lively and accessible manner, MacQueen takes students on a tour of the region&rsquo;s modern political history up to the present, clearly signposting key events and issues.</span></p><p><span>Providing comprehensive coverage of all key themes in Middle East politics, this book covers:</span></p><ul style="list-style-type: disc; margin-top: 0cm;"> <li><span>Historical Legacies; The Ottoman Empire, WWI, colonialism and the Cold War; nationalism and Islamist politics </span></li> <li><span>Authoritarianism in Egypt, Algeria and Syria; political changes in Iran; the politics of oil in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States; Israel, the Palestinians and the Arab States </span></li> <li><span>The Syrian conflict including regional ramifications and particular focus on the Syrian refugee crisis </span></li></ul><span>Each chapter includes a timeline, learning objectives, study questions and annotated further reading and the book finishes with a glossary. Contemporary and fascinating, with dedicated material on culture, gender, ethnicity and minorities, this book is a crucial companion for students of Middle East politics.<br><br></span>

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Dr Benjamin MacQueen is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Political and Social Inquiry at Monash University. His research and teaching focuses on the politics of conflict, its resolution, and issues surrounding post-conflict reconstruction with a specific emphasis on the Middle East and North Africa, with publications including American Democracy Promotion in the Changing Middle East: From Bush to Obama (London: Routledge, 2013), with Shahram Akbarzadeh, James Piscatori, & Amin Saikal and Political Culture and Conflict Resolution in the Arab World: Lebanon and Algeria (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2009).

Bibliografische Details

Titel: An Introduction to Middle East Politics
Verlag: SAGE Publications Ltd
Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
Einband: paperback
Zustand: Good
Auflage: 2. Auflage