State Power and Politics in Making of the Modern Middle East

Name: State Power and Politics in Making of the Modern Middle East
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ISBN: 9780415196741

ISBN-10: 0415196744

ISBN-13: 9780415196741

Edition: 2nd 2000 (Revised)

Authors: Roger Owen

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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.…

Book details

List price: $45.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 4/6/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 280
Size: 0.63" wide x 0.93" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

Roger Owen is A. J. Meyer Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus, at Harvard University.




States and State


Introduction



the End of the Empires: the emergence of the Modern Middle Eastern State



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 Inter-Arab Relations



State and Politics in Israel, Iran and Turkey from the Second World War



the Remaking of the Middle Eastern Political Environment After the Gulf War



Themes in Contemporary Middle Eastern Politics


Introduction



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 Conclusion: the Middle East at the End of the Twentieth Century