Politics & society in the contemporary Middle East / edited by Michele Penner Angrist.

Contributor(s):

Angrist, Michele Penner, 1970- [editor]

Material type:

TextPublisher: Boulder ; London : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2019Edition: Third editionDescription: viii, 551 pages : illustrations b&w ; 23 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781626378056

Other title:

Politics and society in the contemporary Middle East

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DDC classification:

320.956 23

Contents:

1. The making of Middle East politics / Michele Penner Angrist -- Pt. 1. Contemporary Dynamics -- 2. Governments and oppositions / Mona El-Ghobashy and Michele Penner Angrist -- 3. The impact of international politics / F. Gregory Gause III and Curtis R. Ryan -- 4. Political economy / Pete W. Moore -- 5. Civil society / Sheila Carapico -- 6. Religion and politics / Jillian Schwedler -- 7. Identity and politics / David Siddhartha Patel -- 8. Gender and politics / Diane Singerman and Danielle Higgins -- Part 2. Cases -- 9. Algeria / Yahia H. Zoubir -- 10. Egypt / Joshua Stacher -- 11. Iran / Arang Keshavarzian -- 12. Iraq / Fred H. Lawson -- 13. Israel / Alan Dowty -- 14. Jordan / Curtis R. Ryan -- 15. Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates / Michael Herb -- 16 Palestine / Nathan J. Brown -- 17. Saudi Arabia / Gwenn Okruhlik -- 18. Syria / Fred H. Lawson -- 19. Turkey / Marcie J. Patton -- Pt. 3. Conclusion. 20. Trends and prospects / Michele Penner Angrist.

Summary: The rise and decline of ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Deepening authoritarianism in Turkey. The return to military-led rule in Egypt. The impact of Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman in Saudi Arabia. Heightened sectarian tensions throughout the region. These are among the many current topics covered in the third edition of the acclaimed Politics and Society in the Contemporary Middle East. With the Arab Spring uprisings now viewed with the perspective of time, this new edition also provides an accessible analysis of the longer-term political currents, changes, and dynamics set in motion by those dramatic events. Offering insightful analyses and a wealth of accessible information, it encourages comparative, critical thinking by students at all levels.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	Marbella International University Centre Library	320.956 POL pol (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	12273

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The rise and decline of ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Deepening authoritarianism in Turkey. The return to military-led rule in Egypt. The impact of Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman in Saudi Arabia. Heightened sectarian tensions throughout the region. These are among the many current topics covered in the third edition of the acclaimed Politics and Society in the Contemporary Middle East.

With the Arab Spring uprisings now viewed with the perspective of time, this new edition also provides an accessible analysis of the longer-term political currents, changes, and dynamics set in motion by those dramatic events. Offering insightful analyses and a wealth of accessible information, it encourages comparative, critical thinking by students at all levels.

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