Politics of the Middle East

Name: Politics of the Middle East
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ISBN: 9780495007500

ISBN-10: 0495007501

ISBN-13: 9780495007500

Edition: 2nd 2007 (Revised)

Authors: Monte Palmer

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THE POLITICS OF THE MIDDLE EAST is so highly regarded in the field of Mid-East study because it strikes a unique balance between an historical approach and the analysis of country case studies. This blended approach gives students a fuller picture of the region, including the influences of tribalism, kinship, and the Islamic faith as well as an understanding of the region's political uprisings, religious significance, and petroleum resources that make it crucially important to the rest of the world. In the introduction, key aspects of Middle Eastern politics are explored on a regional level, setting up the chapters that follow, which focus on country studies (including new studies of…

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List price: $149.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 2/28/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 408
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.276
Language: English




Introduction: Continuity and Change in the Middle East



Egypt: The Tortuous Road to Democracy



Isreal and Palestine: One Land, Two Claimants



Syria: The Politics of Minority Rule



Saudi Arabia: Modernizing a Tribal Monarchy



Traq: Chaos and Democracy in the Land of Milk and Honey



Iran: Islamic Governance in Action



Turkey: Middle Eastern or European?


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