| Stability and Change in the Modern Middle East Contributor(s): Selvik, Kjetil (Author), Stenslie, Stig (Author) |
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ISBN: 1848855893 ISBN-13: 9781848855892 Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company OUR PRICE: $32.62 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - General - History | Modern - 21st Century |
| Dewey: 956.054 |
| LCCN: 2011378865 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.05 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this ground-breaking book, aimed at new generation of students, Stig Stenslie and Kjetil Selvik provide a new introduction to the contemporary Middle East, using topical questions about stability and change as a way of interrogating the politics, economics and history of the region. How have regimes from North Africa to the Gulf perpetuated themselves in spite of the weakness of the Western-style state, the Islamist trend, and the destabilising effects of war and terrorism? What strategies have states used to control their societies, and how have both states and societies adapted over time? Both an accessible reference resource and a thought-provoking analysis, Stability and Change in the Modern Middle East introduces the key theoretical concepts for understanding the region and the freshest thinking on debates surrounding them, and brings the empirical material in to sharp focus through its unique thematic approach. |