Politics and Change in the Middle East : Sources of Conflict and Accommodation

by Andersen, Roy R.; Seibert, Robert F.; Wagner, Jon G.

• ISBN13: 9780136029939
• ISBN10: 0136029930
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

This long-time best-seller uses a thematic, rather than country-by-country, approach to the region in an analysis that is at once comprehensive and, at the same time, does not underestimate the intelligence of the college audience. The authors wrote this book because there were no introductory texts taking a holistic perspective on the region. This book employs a multidisciplinary approach (political science, economics, history, anthropology) to explain the current political dynamics of the region. It avoids a country-by-country approach in favor of a thematic approach that integrates regional experiences into a whole. Major themes include political development, economic development, international relations, Islam - mainstream and jihadist, colonialism and post-colonialism; and recent political changes, with particular emphasis on the U.S. intervention in Iraq and the rising interest in democracy regionally.

Table of Contents

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, 1950-1990

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

International Relations in the 21st Century

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