Screen LibraryPolitics & society in the contemporary Middle East
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Lynne Rienner Publishers,
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| Publisher Address: | Boulder, Colo. |
| Publication Dates: | 2010. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xii, 509 p.: ill. map ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781588267412 (hbk.) 1588267415 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781588267177 (pbk.) 1588267172 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | D737 |
| CLC: | D737.02 |
| Call Number: | D737.02/P769 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. The making of Middle East politics / Michele Penner Angrist -- pt. 1. Contemporary dynamics -- Governments and oppositions / Mona El-Ghobashy -- The impact of international politics / F. Gregory Gause III -- Political economy / Pete W. Moore -- Civil society / Sheila Carapico -- Religion and politics / Jillian Schwedler -- Identity and politics / David Siddhartha Patel -- Gender and politics / Diane Singerman -- pt. 2. Cases -- Algeria / Yahia H. Zoubir -- Egypt / Nathan J. Brown and Emad El-Din Shahin -- Iran / Arang Keshavarzian -- Iraq / Fred H. Lawson -- Israel / Alan Dowty -- Jordan / C This cutting-edge, and at the same time lively and accessible, examination of the domestic politics of the Middle East has been carefully designed to meet the needs of the university classroom. Eight thematic chapters introduce the subject and explore the region-wide dynamics of governments and oppositions, international politics, political economy, civil society, religion and politics, identity politics, and gender and family issues. These themes are then systematically explored with regard to Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, the Palestinian Authority, Saudi Arabia, Syria |