Karl Yambert

The Contemporary Middle East

A Westview Reader

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An anthology of incisive essays on contemporary political situations in the Middle East, with emphases on Israel and Palestine, Iraq and Iran, Islamist non-state actors, and the Arab Spring in Egypt and Syria.

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This book describes the regional challenges ranging from economic growth to security and from political stability to energy consideration in Middle East. It provides a background on the perspectives by which Middle Easterners view the United States and assessments of US foreign policy in the region.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• 3rd edition
• Seitenzahl: 450
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 155mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 522g
• ISBN-13: 9780813348391
• ISBN-10: 0813348390
• Artikelnr.: 35937808

Autorenporträt

Karl Yambert received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis, and is a former editor of Middle East Studies at Westview Press.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface to the Third Edition
A Note on Editorial Matters
Summary of Recent Events, 2011
2012
History and Perspectives
The Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East
The Roots of Arab Bitterness
Islamist Perceptions of US Policy in the Middle East
Global Energy and the Middle East
New US Policies for a New Middle East?
Cairo Speech
Israel and the Palestinians
Israel and the Arabs, and Beyond
The United States and Israel
The Palestinians
Sharon's Fence
Whither the Palestinians?
Ethnicity and Nation
Building in the State of Israel
Syria's Threat to Israel
The Iranian Nuclear Threat Against Israel
Iraq and Iran
Pashtunistan: Afghanistan, Pakistan
and Iraq
The Land and People of Modern Iraq
Impacts of the Iraq War
America's Troubled Moment in the Middle East
Maliki Consolidates Power in Post
Saddam Iraq
The Iranian Revolution and Its Consequences
Islamic Republic of Iran: Political Dynamics and Foreign Policy
Iran's Regional Foreign Policy
Iran, Israel, and the United States
The Iranian Predicament
The Islamists
Islamists and Democracy: The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood
Talking to Terrorists: Hamas and Hezbollah
The Arab Spring
The Arab Spring, 2011
Egypt: Mubarak and After
Bashar al
Asad, Syria, and the Arab Spring
The Arab World at the Intersection of the National and Transnational
Looking Forward
The Contemporary Middle East: Some Questions, Some Answers
Select Bibliography
Notable Persons