POLITICS & CHANGE IN THE MIDDLE EAST

ANDERSEN, Roy R. & SEIBERT, Robert F. & WAGNER, Jon G.

ISBN 10: 013685057X / ISBN 13: 9780136850571

Published by Prentice-Hall, Inc., NY, 1982

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: POLITICS & CHANGE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
• Publisher: Prentice-Hall, Inc., NY
• Publication Date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 013685057X
• ISBN 13: 9780136850571
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Fair
• Seller catalogs:
  • Non Fiction

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Synopsis

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.

From the Publisher

This introductory survey of the Middle East first explains, in depth, the special role of Islam and presents an historical overview of the region, and then treats modern issues on a thematic basis (not country-by-country).