This book begins with an introduction to key aspects of middle eastern politics, including the influences of tribalism, kinship, and the islamic faith. He is unapologetic for his westerncentered perspective on arab and islamic history, and quite enthusiastic in his denunciations of intellectual and political stupor in the arab world. Iraq is in a state of war again after sunni jihadis conquered swaths of territory. The politics of the middle east could be very confusing, even for veteran observers. The government and politics of the middle east and north. Top ten books for beginners on the middle east the. With two separate chapters on turkey and the kurds, as well as great, indepth coverage of middle eastern history, geography, and conflictsincluding the 2003 iraq warthis middle eastern politics text illustrates the authors michael roskin and james coyle have written a clear, engaging text that will enable students to better understand the politics of the middle east. Discover the best middle eastern politics in best sellers. An introduction to middle east politics by benjamin macqueen.
A guide to middle east politics in 2014 world news the. Its not a political or economic alliance like the european union. Book description drawing on various perspectives and analysis, the handbook problematizes middle east politics through an interdisciplinary prism, seeking a melioristic account of the field. My middle east politics summer reading picks the washington post. Everyone is heading to the beach, and that can only mean one thing.
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The middle east as a term can be as contentious as the region it identifies. If you want to understand political and social issues in the middle east, you need to be familiar with the acronyms commonly used in those discussions. Building on both historical and contemporary analysis, the chapters are timely, engaging, and provocative, covering topics such as. The following list gives you the wellknown middle eastern acronyms. Its complicated and extremely violent in the middle east these days. Middle east politics economist world news, politics. Us troops though now only advisers are back in shiaruled baghdad. Teachers of undergraduate middle east politics have been waiting for this one.
Political uprisings, religious significance, and petroleum resources have combined to make the political life of the middle east crucially important to the rest of the world. Topics index middle east politics middle east politics. Syracuse university presss gender, culture, and politics in the middle east series focuses on gender as a category of analysis and as a process, in the study of the middle east. Written in response to the arab spring initiated in tunisia in 2011, shadow wars the secret struggle for the middle east, is a powerful indictment of the western neoliberal economic political order. An introduction to middle east politics sage publications ltd. Seminar paper from the year 2003 in the subject politics international politics general and theories, grade. The middle eastern conflicts are protracted, complex and interwoven. The remaining chapters provide a closer look at six countries. The international politics of the middle east by raymond a. Books on the list have to be published in the calendar year 2014 and they have to fit in broad terms into the category of political science of the middle east. It assesses the impact of international penetration, including the historic formation of the regional state system, the continued role of external great powers, and the incorporation of the region into the international capitalist market. The interplay of internal and external factors have set the region on a path of turmoil and crisis with devastating outcomes for its people.
A list of 10 of the most useful books on the middle easts history, society. The role of the us in the middle east is covered stephen walt, who chooses his best books on usisrael relations and by lloyd gardner, who chooses his best books on egypt and america. The contemporary middle east has been defined by political crises and conflict. Its not a precise geographical area like europe or africa.
Im well aware that my reading diet of books about the middle east, political. The politics of the sacred and secular redresses this balance and provides essential historical and theoretical context. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. This book is published under a creative commons cc bync 4.
An introduction to middle east politics engages with questions of democratisation and political reform in the region. Held examines the middle east from a topical and then a regional, countrybycountry perspective. This book relates many of todays critical issues, including muslim extremism, terrorism and united states policy in the middle east, to the broader historical and political contexts. How the millennial generation is changing the middle east. This event is open to the public and free to attend, however registration is required. Times higher education sports, politics and society in the middle east provides unprecedented insight and is essential reading for students not only of sports andor media but also for those interested in international affairs, politics. Substantial change has occurred in the middle east and north africa since the last edition went to press in late 2009. Middle east eye staff and writers plough through a fair few books each year, from fiction to politics, poetry to history.
In 2016 he was kuwait foundation visiting scholar, middle east initiative, kennedy school, harvard university. The best middle east books of the year picked by middle east eye. Ben macqueen has provided the perfect introductory textbook for students of the middle east, galloping through the region. Saudi arabia, iran and the rivalry that unravelled the middle east. The middle east s geographical and strategic uniqueness has made every. Pdf the politics of the middle east download full pdf. This new edition of the bestselling politics in the middle ea. Yadgars book was born out of a difficulty he found while teaching at berkeley of recommending reading that made explicit the link between israels internal sociology, culture and politics, and the wider conflict in the middle east. An introduction to middle east politics is a fountain of carefully selected information and accessible analysis. A thoughtful consideration of the physical environment lays the groundwork for emphasis on culturalpolitical and geopolitical patterns, which are the essence of the study.
The middle east is a transcontinental region which includes most of western asia although generally excluding the caucasus, iran geographically a part of south asia as defined by the united nations geoscheme and all of egypt which is mostly in north africa. On a more historical note, gershon hundert chooses his best books on jewish history, norman stone his best books on turkish history, kanan makiya his best books on iraqi history and ali ansari. Xi chen is an associate professor of political science at the university of texas rio grande valley, usa. Albert hourani, a history of the arab peoples, middle east, book. Turmoil and transition in middle eastern politics the arabisraeli conflict the persian gulf and global security the rise of the internet terrorism and the islamic state usiran relations the role of new regional. Ian black, the guardian s former middle east editor, is a visiting senior fellow at the middle east centre, lse black wave. An introduction to middle east politics addresses these issues in an engaging and accessible way, covering. The politics of miscalculation in the middle east book.
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