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Contemporary politics in the Middle East / Beverley Milton-Edwards.

By: Milton-Edwards, Beverley.
Publisher: Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, 2011Edition: 3rd ed.Description: xi, 340 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780745652313; 074565231X; 9780745652306; 0745652301.Subject(s): Geschichte 1900-2010 | 1900-2099 | Evolution politique | Histoire | Politique internationale | Société | Guerres | Islam | Etudes de cas | Politics and government | Internationale Politik | Politik | Internationale Politic | Politik | Middle East -- Politics and government -- 20th century | Middle East -- Politics and government -- 21st century | Moyen-Orient | Middle East | Naher Osten | Mellanöstern -- politik och förvaltning | Middle East -- Politics and government -- 20th century | Middle East -- Politics and government -- 21st century | Naher OstenGenre/Form: Aufsatzsammlung.
Contents:
Colonial rule -- Nationalism -- Political economy: riches of a region -- War and lack of peace -- Past, present and future politics: political Islam -- Democratization: old politics, new problems -- Women: the invisible population -- Ethnicity and minorities -- Them and us: the United States, EU, and the Middle East -- Epilogue: the Middle East and the twenty-first century.
Summary: Exploring the issues which define the politics of the Middle East, this title explains concepts and debates and goes on to outline the impact of colonialism and its legacy, the rise of Arab nationalism and anti-colonial politics. It highlights politics of the region in the 21st century, and the future challenges it faces.
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Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Non-fiction Main Collection DS62.8.M55 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 5169346

"Fully revised and updated"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-327) and index.

Colonial rule -- Nationalism -- Political economy: riches of a region -- War and lack of peace -- Past, present and future politics: political Islam -- Democratization: old politics, new problems -- Women: the invisible population -- Ethnicity and minorities -- Them and us: the United States, EU, and the Middle East -- Epilogue: the Middle East and the twenty-first century.

Exploring the issues which define the politics of the Middle East, this title explains concepts and debates and goes on to outline the impact of colonialism and its legacy, the rise of Arab nationalism and anti-colonial politics. It highlights politics of the region in the 21st century, and the future challenges it faces.

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