Fragile Politics: Weak States in the Greater Middle East - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0190246219 ISBN 13: 9780190246211

Casa editrice: Oxford Univ Pr, 2016

Riassunto

The 2011 Arab uprisings precipitated the relatively quick collapse of a number of Middle Eastern states once perceived as invincible. The Tunisian and Egyptian states succumbed to revolutionary upheavals early on, followed by that of Qadhafi's Libya. Yemen's President Saleh was also eventually forced to give up power. A bloody civil war continues to rage in Syria. These uprisings highlighted weaknesses in the capacity and legitimacy of states across the Arab Middle East. This book provides a comprehensive study of state weakness-or of 'weak states'-across the Greater Middle East.

No other book examines the subject of weak states in the Middle East. Fragile Politics begins with laying the theoretical framework for the study of weak states, examining the theoretical controversies surrounding the topic, the causes and characteristics of weak states, and their consequences for the Middle East. It then looks at a series of case studies, examining various themes within the study of weak states in relation to each case study.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Mehran Kamrava is Professor and Director of the Center for International and Regional Studies at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service in Qatar. He is the author of a number of books, including,The Modern Middle East: A Political History Since the First World War; Qatar: Small State,Big Politics; and Iran's Intellectual Revolution.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Oxford Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0190246219
• ISBN 13: 9780190246211
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 317
• Redattore: Kamrava Mehran