Karl Yambert

The Contemporary Middle East

A Westview Reader

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Contemporary Middle East provides an accessible introduction to the region's most pressing concerns and enduring conflicts. It includes provocative contributions by an impressive array of leading scholars, journalists, and policy advisors. The third edition is a probing examination of the current affairs of the Middle East.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• 3. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 450
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. September 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 798g
• ISBN-13: 9780367320287
• ISBN-10: 0367320282
• Artikelnr.: 58065412

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