Understanding the Contemporary Middle East, 5th ed. (Understanding: Introductions to the States and Regions of the Contemporary World) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 162637841X ISBN 13: 9781626378414

Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., 2019

Synopsis

The previous edition of Understanding the Contemporary Middle East was published soon after the Arab uprisings, and the authors―writing across disciplines―captured those moments of possibility. Now, more than six years later, the Middle East is substantially changed, with three protracted civil wars, several retrenched authoritarian regimes, possibly one emerging democracy, and social and economic conditions that have been profoundly affected by the new political environment. This thoroughly revised and updated edition explores both the impact of recent events in shaping the region and the continuities with established patterns of political, economic, and social relations.
CONTENTS:

• Introduction―J. Schwedler.
• The Middle East: A Geographic Preface―I.R. Manners, B.M. Parmenter, and R. King.
• The Historical Context―A. Goldschmidt Jr.
• Middle Eastern Politics―P.A. Schrodt and D.J. Gerner.
• International Relations― C. Ryan and M.A. Tétreault.
• The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict―S. Sharoni and M. Abu-Nimer.
• The Economies of the Middle East―A. Paczyńska.
• The Political Economy of Middle Eastern Oil―A.A. Alvalade-Ximenes and M.A. Tétreault.
• Population Growth, Urbanization, and the Challenges of Unemployment―V.M. Moghadam.
• Kinship, Class, and Ethnicity―L. King.
• The Role of Women―L. Pollard.
• Religion and Politics―J. Schwedler.
• Literature―m. cooke.
• Trends and Prospects―J. Schwedler.

About this title

About the Author:

Jillian Schwedler is professor of political science at Hunter College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York.

Review:

Praise for the previous editions: Expertly analyze[s] the crucial issues facing the Middle East as a region and its relation to the rest of the world.... An informative, objective, and much-needed addition to the ever-growing literature on the Middle East.... Essential. (Choice)

Praise for the previous editions: A multi-dimensional picture of the Middle East that comes alive as you browse through the pages.... It is seldom that one comes across such a good introduction to the Middle East that could be used for both undergraduate and postgraduate level courses. (Pinar Bilgin, Millennium)

Priase for the previous editions: A superb and engaging book profiling the region.... this unique volume is one of the few truly interdisciplinary books about the contemporary Middle East. (Library Journal)

About this edition

• Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc.
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 162637841X
• ISBN 13: 9781626378414
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 461
• Editor: Schwedler Jillian