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An Introduction to Middle East Politics

An Introduction to Middle East Politics - Paperback

by Benjamin Macqueen
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Availability:In StockContributor:Benjamin MacqueenPublish date:2018-01-30Pages:392
Language:EnglishPublisher:Sage Publications LtdISBN-13:9781412962162ISBN-10:1412962161UPC:9781412962162Book Category:Political Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:World, Middle EastBook Topic:Middle EasternSize:9.10 x 7.20 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.2015Product ID:SC3AGC82V1

This new edition of An Introduction to Middle East Politics continues to provide an expansive survey of Middle East politics, thoroughly revised and restructured in response to events currently taking place. Written in a lively and accessible manner, MacQueen takes students on a tour of the region's modern political history up to the present, clearly signposting key events and issues.

Providing comprehensive coverage of all key themes in Middle East politics, this book covers:

  • Historical Legacies; The Ottoman Empire, WWI, colonialism and the Cold War; nationalism and Islamist politics
  • Authoritarianism in Egypt, Algeria and Syria; political changes in Iran; the politics of oil in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States; Israel, the Palestinians and the Arab States
  • The Syrian conflict including regional ramifications and particular focus on the Syrian refugee crisis
Each chapter includes a timeline, learning objectives, study questions and annotated further reading and the book finishes with a glossary. Contemporary and fascinating, with dedicated material on culture, gender, ethnicity and minorities, this book is a crucial companion for students of Middle East politics.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Sage Publications LtdISBN-13:9781412962162ISBN-10:1412962161UPC:9781412962162Book Category:Political Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:World, Middle EastBook Topic:Middle EasternSize:9.10 x 7.20 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.2015Product ID:SC3AGC82V1
Macqueen, Benjamin: - Dr Benjamin MacQueen is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Political and Social Inquiry at Monash University. His research and teaching focuses on the politics of conflict, its resolution, and issues surrounding post-conflict reconstruction with a specific emphasis on the Middle East and North Africa, with publications including American Democracy Promotion in the Changing Middle East: From Bush to Obama (London: Routledge, 2013), with Shahram Akbarzadeh, James Piscatori, & Amin Saikal and Political Culture and Conflict Resolution in the Arab World: Lebanon and Algeria (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2009).
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd

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2nd Edition

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Benjamin Macqueen

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