Roger Owen

State, Power and Politics in the Making of the Modern Middle East (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

An authoritative text updated to take into account the very latest developments in the Middle East. Serves as an excellent introduction for newcomers to the modern history and politics of this fascinating region.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Januar 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134432929
• Artikelnr.: 42980752

Autorenporträt

Roger Owen is A.J. Mayer Professor of Middle East History at Harvard University and a former Director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part 1: States and State Building 1. The End of Empires: The Emergence of the Modern Middle Eastern State System 2. The Growth of State Power in the Arab World: The Single-Party Regimes 3. The Growth of State Power in the Arab World under Family Rule and the Libyan Alternative 4. Arab Nationalism, Arab Unity and the Practice of Arab Interstate Relations 5. State and Politics in Israel, Iran and Turkey from the Second World War 6. The Re-Making of the Middle Eastern Political Environment in the 1980s and 1990s: The Arab States 7. The Re-Making of the Middle Eastern Political Environment: Israel, Turkey and Iran Part 2: Themes in Contemporary Middle Eastern Politics Introduction 8. Parties, Elections and the Vexed Question of Democracy in the Arab World 9. The Politics of Economic Restructuring 10. The Politics of Religious Revival 11. The Military In and Out of Politics 12. Civil Society: In Theory and Practice. Conclusion: The Middle East at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century - September 11, the Attack on Iraq and Beyond

Rezensionen

'Based on the comprehensive and balanced treatment of the subject matter, the coherent structure and the good linguistic intelligibility, State, Power and Politics in the Making of the Modern Middle East can justly be called the standard work on the modern political story of the Orient.' - Rezensionen Book Review

'Based on the comprehensive and balanced treatment of the subject matter, the coherent structure and the good linguistic intelligibility, State, Power and Politics in the Making of the Modern Middle East can justly be called the standard work on the modern political story of the Orient.' - Rezensionen Book Review