Politics and change in the Middle East : sources of conflict and accomodation /
Andersen, Roy.
Politics and change in the Middle East : sources of conflict and accomodation / Roy R. Andersen, Robert F. Seibert, Jon G. Wagner. - 5th ed. - Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c1998. - xix, 396 p. : maps ; 23 cm.
Includes index.
Traditional Cultures of the Middle East: The Cradle of Civilization and Politics -- The Foundations of Islam -- The Political Legacy of Islam, A.D. 632-1800 -- Western Imperialism, 1800-1914 -- The Rise of the State System, 1914-1950 -- The Drive for Self-Determination -- Turning Points -- The Politics of Religion, Culture, and Social Life -- Political Elites -- Political Leadership in the Contemporary Middle East -- The Economic Setting -- International Relations in the Contemporary Middle East: 1945-1990 -- International Relations in the Contemporary Middle East, 1945-1990: The Regional Actors -- The Middle East and the Changing International Order -- Country Profiles. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
Thoroughly revised and updated to keep pace with recent events, this introductory survey of the Middle East explains in depth the special and enduring role of Islam and presents a historical overview of the region. The authors examine contemporary issues on a thematic basis (not country by country) and offer an interdisciplinary social science perspective, choosing to focus on the interplay between economic, political, and cultural influences.
0136218229 (paper)
97002062
Middle East--Politics and government.
DS62.8 / .A5 1998
956
Politics and change in the Middle East : sources of conflict and accomodation / Roy R. Andersen, Robert F. Seibert, Jon G. Wagner. - 5th ed. - Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c1998. - xix, 396 p. : maps ; 23 cm.
Includes index.
Traditional Cultures of the Middle East: The Cradle of Civilization and Politics -- The Foundations of Islam -- The Political Legacy of Islam, A.D. 632-1800 -- Western Imperialism, 1800-1914 -- The Rise of the State System, 1914-1950 -- The Drive for Self-Determination -- Turning Points -- The Politics of Religion, Culture, and Social Life -- Political Elites -- Political Leadership in the Contemporary Middle East -- The Economic Setting -- International Relations in the Contemporary Middle East: 1945-1990 -- International Relations in the Contemporary Middle East, 1945-1990: The Regional Actors -- The Middle East and the Changing International Order -- Country Profiles. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
Thoroughly revised and updated to keep pace with recent events, this introductory survey of the Middle East explains in depth the special and enduring role of Islam and presents a historical overview of the region. The authors examine contemporary issues on a thematic basis (not country by country) and offer an interdisciplinary social science perspective, choosing to focus on the interplay between economic, political, and cultural influences.
0136218229 (paper)
97002062
Middle East--Politics and government.
DS62.8 / .A5 1998
956