Dona J. Stewart

The Middle East Today

Political, Geographical and Cultural Perspectives

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This revised and updated volume highlights the major issues and challenges that define the Middle East today and places them within their historical and geographical context.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• 2. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. November 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 707g
• ISBN-13: 9780415782432
• ISBN-10: 0415782430
• Artikelnr.: 32031573

Autorenporträt

Dr. Dona J. Stewart is adjunct professor at the National Defense University's Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies. Formerly she directed the Middle East Institute, at Georgia State University (US). She was a Fulbright scholar in Jordan and student at the American University in Cairo.

Inhaltsangabe

PART I Introduction to the Region CHAPTER 1 The Middle East and North
Africa: Between Image and Reality CHAPTER 2 The Geography of the Middle
East and North Africa CHAPTER 3 Culture and Society in the Middle East and
North Africa Part II Emergence and Evolution of the Region: CHAPTER 4
Historical Foundations: The Islamic and Arab Legacies CHAPTER 5 The Making
of the Modern Middle East : The Ottoman Legacy CHAPTER 6 Independent States
and Geopolitics: The Legacy of Western Imperialism CHAPTER 7 The
Contemporary State Systems: A System in Flux CHAPTER 8 Contemporary
Islamist Thought: The Power of Ideology Part III Contemporary Issues and
Challenges:CHAPTER 9 Economic Challenges: A Region of Disparities CHAPTER
10 The Middle East Conflicts CHAPTER 11 Civil Society, Media and Democratic
Reform CHAPTER 12 The 2011 Revolutions and the Future of the Region
Glossary Bibliography Index