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MIDDLE EASTERN POLITICS 29
TEXTBOOK
Government and Politics of the
Contemporary Middle East
Continuity and Change
Tareq Y. Ismael and Jacqueline S. Ismael,
both at University of Calgary, Canada
This undergraduate textbook for students of Middle Eastern
politics provides a comprehensive introduction to the
complexities of the region. Combining a thematic
framework for examining patterns of politics with individual
chapters dedicated to specific countries, the book explores
current issues within an historical context.
Selected Contents: 1. Introduction: Middle East Politics in the
21 st Century: Patterns of Continuity and Change 2. The Burden
of History: From Empire to Nation State 3. Legacy of Islam:
Continuity and Change 4. The Republic of Turkey 5. The Islamic
Republic of Iran 6. The Republic of Iraq 7. The Syrian Arab Republic and the Lebanese
Republic 8. The State of Israel and the Palestinian National Authority 9. The Arab Republic
of Egypt 10. The Gulf Cooperation Council
2010: 234x156: 488pp
Hb: 978-0-415-49144-0: $134.00
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eBook: 978-0-203-84745-9
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TEXTBOOK
Modern Turkey
People, State and Foreign Policy in a Globalised World
Bill Park, King’s College London, UK
Providing a broad and comprehensive overview of
contemporary Turkey, this book places the country and its
people within the context of a rapidly globalizing world.
The book covers a diverse range of themes such as politics,
economics, international relations, the Turkic world, religion,
and recent historical background.
Selected Contents: 1. Introduction 2. The Kemalist Legacy
3. Kemalism and State Security 4. Turkey’s Europeanization
5. From Autarky to Globalization 6. Turkey and the Kurdish Issue
7. A New Foreign Policy For A Globalized Age? 8. Turkey
Between East and West 9. Between Consumers and Producer
10. The Armenian Genocide 11. Migration, Turkey and Turks
12. The Fethullah Gulen Movement (and Turkish Al Qaeda) as Transnational Phenomena
13. Conclusions
2011: 234x156: 272pp
Hb: 978-0-415-44370-8: $130.00
Pb: 978-0-415-44371-5: $47.95
eBook: 978-0-203-80671-5
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Routledge Handbook of Political Islam
edited by Shahram Akbarzadeh, University of
Melbourne, Australia
The Routledge Handbook of Political Islam provides a
multidisciplinary overview of one of the key political
movements of our time. Drawing on the expertise from some
of the top scholars in the world it examines theoretical and
historical backgrounds, terrorism, strategy, case studies of
Islamist movements in the developing world and the West,
and the relationship with democracy and gender issues.
Lebanon
The Politics of a Penetrated Society
Tom Najem, University of Windsor, Canada
Series: The Contemporary Middle East
Lebanon gives a concise and lucid account of contemporary
Lebanese society. It provides both a developed understanding
of the pre-civil war system and an analysis of how
circumstances resulting from the civil war combined with
essential pre-war elements to define the contemporary
political processes in Lebanon.
Selected Contents: Introduction 1. The Formation of the
Modern Lebanese State 2. The Civil War: 1975-1990 3. The
Post-War Political System 4. Post-War Reconstruction and the
Economy 5. Post-War Foreign Policy: Syrian Penetration and
lebanese Interests. Conclusion
2011: 234x156: 176pp
Hb: 978-0-415-27428-9: $135.00
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The Arab-Israeli Conflict
An Introduction and Documentary Reader
Gregory S. Mahler, Earlham College, USA and
Alden R.W. Mahler, CNN International, USA
The Arab-Israeli conflict has been one of the most
protracted and contentious disputes in the Middle East.
This wide-ranging textbook examines the diplomatic and
historical setting within which the conflict developed, from
both the Israeli and Palestinian perspectives, and gives a
comprehensive overview of the peace process. Enabling
students to easily access and study original documents
through the supportive framework of a textbook,
The Arab-Israeli Conflict:
• presents the seventy most important and widely cited
documents in the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
• presents these documents in an edited form to highlight key elements
• includes an introductory chapter which sets the context for the study of the history
of the area
• covers a comprehensive historical period, ranging from the 19th Century to the
present day
• incorporates a wide range of pedagogical aids: original documents, maps and
boxed sections.
This important new textbook is an essential aid for courses on the Arab-Israeli conflict
and the Middle East peace process, and will be an invaluable reference tool for all
students of political science, Middle East studies and history.
2009: 246x174: 312pp
Hb: 978-0-415-77460-4: $134.00
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2011: 246x174: 344pp
Hb: 978-0-415-48473-2: $220.00
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