An Introduction to Middle East Politics. (2013)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- An Introduction to Middle East Politics. (2013)
- Main Title:
- An Introduction to Middle East Politics
- Further Information:
- Note: Benjamin MacQueen.
- Authors:
- MacQueen, Benjamin
- Contents:
- PART ONE: THE FORMATION OF THE MODERN STATE SYSTEM; The Ottoman Empire and its Legacy in the Middle East; Introduction; The Middle East in the Imperial Era; The Middle East's Religious and Imperial Heritage; The People of the Ottoman Empire; The Emergence of National Identities; The Legacy of Ottoman Rule in the Middle East; Ottoman Rule in the Middle East; The 'Tanzimat' Reforms and "Modernisation"; The Military and Political Authority; Europe and the Ottoman "Sick Man"; Conclusion; The Colonial Period in the Middle East; Introduction; The Dawn of European Colonialism in the Middle East; World War I and Turkey; The Arab Revolt and the Hussein-McMahon Correspondence; Balfour Declaration; Sykes-Picot Agreement; Versailles Treaty and the League of Nations Mandates; The Republic of Turkey; Colonies, Protectorates, and Client States; The Interplay of Ottoman and Colonial Legacies; Centralised Rule; New Elites and New Institutions; Control of the Religious Sphere; The Cultural Challenge; Dependency; Palestine and Israel; Zionism; The King-Crane Commission; The British White Papers and the Arab Revolt; British Colonialism in Iraq; Conclusion; Superpower Rivalry and the Cold War in the Middle East; Introduction; WWII and a New International Relations of the Middle East; The Establishment of Israel; The Cold War in the Middle East; Geopolitics and Cold War Allegiances in the Middle East; An Arab Cold War: Egypt and Saudi Arabia; The Lebanese Civil War; The Iran-Iraq War and Cold WarPART ONE: THE FORMATION OF THE MODERN STATE SYSTEM; The Ottoman Empire and its Legacy in the Middle East; Introduction; The Middle East in the Imperial Era; The Middle East's Religious and Imperial Heritage; The People of the Ottoman Empire; The Emergence of National Identities; The Legacy of Ottoman Rule in the Middle East; Ottoman Rule in the Middle East; The 'Tanzimat' Reforms and "Modernisation"; The Military and Political Authority; Europe and the Ottoman "Sick Man"; Conclusion; The Colonial Period in the Middle East; Introduction; The Dawn of European Colonialism in the Middle East; World War I and Turkey; The Arab Revolt and the Hussein-McMahon Correspondence; Balfour Declaration; Sykes-Picot Agreement; Versailles Treaty and the League of Nations Mandates; The Republic of Turkey; Colonies, Protectorates, and Client States; The Interplay of Ottoman and Colonial Legacies; Centralised Rule; New Elites and New Institutions; Control of the Religious Sphere; The Cultural Challenge; Dependency; Palestine and Israel; Zionism; The King-Crane Commission; The British White Papers and the Arab Revolt; British Colonialism in Iraq; Conclusion; Superpower Rivalry and the Cold War in the Middle East; Introduction; WWII and a New International Relations of the Middle East; The Establishment of Israel; The Cold War in the Middle East; Geopolitics and Cold War Allegiances in the Middle East; An Arab Cold War: Egypt and Saudi Arabia; The Lebanese Civil War; The Iran-Iraq War and Cold War Machinations; Conclusion; Nationalism, Islamism, and the Politics of Ideology; Introduction; Ideology and Politics in the Middle East; Nationalism; Middle Eastern Nationalisms; Political Islam; Islam as a Political Ideology in the Contemporary Middle East; Conclusion; PART TWO: POLITICAL DYNAMICS OF THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST; Authoritarianism in the Middle East; Introduction; Understanding Authoritarianism; Authoritarian Rule in the Middle East; Examples of Authoritarianism in the Middle East; Conclusion; Oil, Economy, and Development in the Middle East; Introduction; An Economic Overview of the Middle East; The Politics of Oil; Liberalisation and Reform; Conclusion; The Military, Security, and Politics in the Middle East; Introduction; The Military and Politics in the Middle East; The Middle East and the Nuclear Question; Terrorism and Political Violence in the Middle East; Conclusion; PART THREE: CONTINUING CRISES IN THE MIDDLE EAST; US Military Intervention in the Middle East; Introduction; US Intervention in Iraq; US Intervention in Afghanistan; Post-Iraq US Interventionism in the Middle East; Conclusion; Israel, the Palestinians, and the Peace Process; Introduction; The Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process; The Parameters of Negotiations; Competing Norms and Competing Narratives; The Israeli-US Relationship; Conclusion; Democratisation and the Arab Uprisings; Introduction; Understanding Democratisation in the Arab Middle East; Uprisings, War and Transition in the Arab World; The Arab Uprisings; Conclusion; … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- Los Angeles : SAGE
- Publication Date:
- 2013
- Extent:
- 1 online resource, illustrations, maps
- Subjects:
- 320.956
Middle East -- Politics and government - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781446289761
1446289761 - Related ISBNs:
- 9781446249482
9781446249499 - Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
- Access Usage:
- Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.
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- Physical Locations:
- British Library HMNTS - ELD.DS.12971
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- 01_047.xml