Middle East Politics and International Relations
eBook - ePub

Middle East Politics and International Relations

Crisis Zone

  1. 310 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Middle East Politics and International Relations

Crisis Zone

About this book

As featured on BookAuthority's list of best International Relations books to read in 2024.

Continuing civil wars and humanitarian crises, coupled with a changing geopolitical dynamic, highlighted by increased Russian and Chinese presence in the Middle East, call for new thinking. What happens in the Middle East has major global repercussions.

This second edition of the ground-breaking textbook Middle East Politics and International Relations: Crisis Zone provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary Middle East politics. The book traces the roots of recent events across the region's modern history, enabling readers to appreciate both the significance of such events and the importance of history in influencing their outcomes. Structured chronologically, with updated stand-alone chapters containing history, context and contemporary analyses, this edition examines a series of interconnected themes and issues, including external intervention, political manifestations of Islam, the role of political authority, nationalism, self-determination and human rights.

The book provides a valuable teaching tool, both in its content and structure. Students will gain a deeper understanding of a changed Middle East and the evolving role of states and non-state actors in the region.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Endorsements
  3. Half Title
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Dedication
  7. Table of Contents
  8. List of maps
  9. List of boxes
  10. 1. Historical context
  11. 2. The formation of the State of Israel
  12. 3. The Arab–Israeli wars
  13. 4. Palestinian politics
  14. 5. Pan-Arabism and Islamism
  15. 6. The Iranian Revolution and pan-Shi’ism
  16. 7. Playground of the superpowers
  17. 8. The US-led War on Terror
  18. 9. The Arab uprisings
  19. 10. The Syrian War
  20. 11. The Islamic State
  21. 12. Iran–US relations and the nuclear deal
  22. 13. Shifting geopolitics in the Middle East
  23. Selected Bibliography
  24. Index