State Power and Politics in the Making of the Modern Middle East - Brossura

Owen, Roger

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0415196744 ISBN 13: 9780415196741

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2000

Riassunto

Roger Owen has fully revised and up-dated his authoritative text to take into account the considerable developments in the Middle East in the 1990's. As with the first edition, this book explores the emergence of individual Middle Eastern states since the fall of the Ottoman Empire at the end of the First World War and some of the key themes that have characterised the region.

State Power and Politics in the Making of the Modern Middle East 2nd edition has been up-dated to take into account the end of the Cold War, the Gulf War and Israeli-Palestinian peace process. It also covers almost all Middle Eastern countries, including the member states of the Arab League, Iran, Israel and Turkey. Key themes such as the state and its formation, the role of the military within the political system, the politics of economic restructuring, democracy and electoral practice, and the changing relationship between religion and politics are explored. A new chapter looking at the role of non-state actors such as workers, women and Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza is included.

This book continues to serve as an excellent introduction for new-comers to the modern history and politics of a region that is usually portrayed as mysterious, unpredictable and violent.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Roger Owen is A. J. Meyer Professor of Middle East History and Director of the Centre for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University

Contenuti:

Part 1: States and State  Introduction  1. The End of the Empires: The emergence of the Modern Middle Eastern State  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 Inter-Arab Relations  5. State and Politics in Israel, Iran and Turkey from the Second World War  6. The Remaking of the Middle Eastern Political Environment After the Gulf War  Part 2: Themes in Contemporary Middle Eastern Politics  Introduction  7. The Politics of Economic Restructuring  8. Parties, Elections and the Vexed Question of Democracy in the Arab World  9. The Politics of Religious Revival  10. The Military In and Out of Politics  11. Some Important Non-state Actors Conclusion: The Middle East at the End of the Twentieth Century

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0415196744
• ISBN 13: 9780415196741
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 280