State, power and politics in the making of the modern Middle East

By: Owen, Roger (Edward Roger John), 1935- [author]Language: English Publisher: London, UK ; New York, USA : Routledge, 2008Edition: 3rd edition, reprintDescription: xvi, 279 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780415297141 (pbk.); 0415297141 (pbk.); 9780415297134 (hbk.); 0415297133 (hbk.)Subject(s): Middle EastDDC classification: 320.956 LOC classification: DS63

Contents:

MACHINE-GENERATED CONTENTS NOTE: List of illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of abbreviations -- PART I States and state-building: The end of empires: the emergence of the modern Middle Eastern states; The growth of state power in the Arab world: the single-party regimes; The growth of state power in the Arab world under family rule, and the Libyan alternative; Arab nationalism, Arab unity and the practice of intra-Arab state relations; State and politics in Israel, Iran and Turkey from the Second World War; The remaking of the Middle Eastern political environment between the two Gulf Wars -- PART II Themes in contemporary Middle Eastern politics: The politics of economic restructuring; Parties, elections and the vexed question of democracy in the Arab world; The politics of religious revival; The military in and out of politics; Some important non-state actors -- PART III The impact of the 11 September attacks: America attempts to remake the Middle East; Conclusion: the Middle East at the beginning of the twenty-first century -- Notes -- Select bibliography -- Index.

Holdings ( 1 )
Title notes ( 8 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Home library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Hans-Dieter Klingemann Library	Hans-Dieter Klingemann Library	320.956 Ow21 2008	Available		2019-1238

Total holds: 0

EDITORIAL NOTE: 3rd edition originally published 2004.

EDITORIAL NOTE: 1st edition published 1992.

BIBLIOGRAPHY NOTE: includes bibliographical references and index.

MACHINE-GENERATED CONTENTS NOTE:
List of illustrations --
Preface --
Acknowledgments --
List of abbreviations --
PART I States and state-building: The end of empires: the emergence of the modern Middle Eastern states; The growth of state power in the Arab world: the single-party regimes; The growth of state power in the Arab world under family rule, and the Libyan alternative; Arab nationalism, Arab unity and the practice of intra-Arab state relations; State and politics in Israel, Iran and Turkey from the Second World War; The remaking of the Middle Eastern political environment between the two Gulf Wars --
PART II Themes in contemporary Middle Eastern politics: The politics of economic restructuring; Parties, elections and the vexed question of democracy in the Arab world; The politics of religious revival; The military in and out of politics; Some important non-state actors --
PART III The impact of the 11 September attacks: America attempts to remake the Middle East; Conclusion: the Middle East at the beginning of the twenty-first century --
Notes --
Select bibliography --
Index.

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CATALOGUING: call number with DDC, before March 2018.

CATALOGUING: subject indexing, 2021-07-10.