UID:
kobvindex_INT0001315
Format:
xvi, 279 pages
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24 cm
Edition:
3rd edition, reprint
ISBN:
9780415297134
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9780415297141
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0415297133
,
0415297141
Note:
EDITORIAL NOTE: 1st edition published 1992
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EDITORIAL NOTE: 3rd edition originally published 2004
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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
Language:
English
