Middle Eastern

The boundaries between the seven constituent emirates of the United Arab Emirates form one of the most complex territorial landscapes in the Middle East that is marked simultaneously by striking fragmentation on the map and inconspicuousness on the...

The Middle East region is one of the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. This book assesses the extent to which there is political and economic space for Middle Eastern states to transition into a sustainable, just and climate resilient...

Focuses on contemporary art and media to examine the role of visuals in environmental violence and war in Northern Kurdistan. Extractivism-exploiting the earth for resources-has long driven racial capitalism and colonialism. And yet, how does...

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read on the Oxford Academic platform and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. The Syrian regime...

The world's attention has often turned to Lebanon in moments of crisis, including, recently, during the Beirut Port Explosion in 2020 and the 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon. Less told is the story of how such major events, and other predicaments from...

The emergence of Islamist and Salafi movements - the actors of Islamist Politics - has been a critical area of scholarship on the Middle East and North Africa. But there is no theoretical framework to understand political Islam as a phenomenon that...

This book explores the politics, institutional dynamics, and outcomes of neoliberal restructuring in Israel. It puts forward a bold proposition: that the very creation of a neoliberal political economy may be largely a state project. Correspondingly, it...

This book uses storytelling as an analytical tool for following wider social attitude changes towards sex and female sexuality in Iran. Women born in 1950s Iran grew up during the peak of secularization and modernization, whereas those born in the 1980s...

This book explores the complexity of the Syrian question and its effects on the foreign policies of Russia, Iran, and Turkey. The Syrian crisis has had a major effect on the regional order in the Middle East. Syria has become a territory where the...

Since 2011, the Arab world has seen a number of autocrats, including leaders from Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Yemen, fall from power. Yet, in the wake of these political upheavals, only one state, Tunisia, transitioned successfully from authoritarianism...

This edited volume introduces the political, social and economic intra-Kurdish dynamics in the Middle East by comparatively analyzing the main actors, their ideas, and political interests. As an ethnic group and a nation in the making, Kurds are not...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781551646701Author Thomas Jeffrey MileyFormat HardbackPage Count 190Imprint Black Rose BooksPublisher Black Rose BooksWeight(grams) 782gDimensions(mm) 239mm...

This book clarifies Khomeini's views on nationalism, sectarianism, and peace and war by putting the Iran-Iraq war at center of understanding of Khomeini's ideology. Moreover, by making comparisons between Khomeini's thoughts before and after the...

This book argues that citizenship is an inadequate solution to the problem of statelessness based on a critical investigation of the lived experiences of Kurdish and Palestinian diasporas in western Europe. It examines how statelessness affects identity...

This book studies values and attitudes in the Gulf region. In light of global power shifts, the threatening collapse of internal security in the West, and uncertainty about the current leadership vacuum in world society, this book explores a future...

This book argues that citizenship is an inadequate solution to the problem of statelessness based on a critical investigation of the lived experiences of Kurdish and Palestinian diasporas in western Europe. It examines how statelessness affects identity...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250364845Author Adi SchwartzFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 458gDimensions(mm) 241mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798888456293Author Daniel PipesFormat PaperbackPage Count 338Imprint Wicked SonPublisher Wicked SonWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 18mm

This book examines the development of a contemporary internal debate among Muslim minorities living in Western Europe and North America to establish a specific form of Islamic jurisprudence. Fiqh al-aqalliyyat attempts to strike a balance between...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632281043Author CohenFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Viva EditionsPublisher Viva EditionsWeight(grams) 204gDimensions(mm) 213mm * 137mm * 20mm

This book clarifies Khomeini's views on nationalism, sectarianism, and peace and war by putting the Iran-Iraq war at center of understanding of Khomeini's ideology. Moreover, by making comparisons between Khomeini's thoughts before and after the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781956760972Author Jorge MajfudFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint HumanusPublisher HumanusWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 10mm

This thematic encyclopedia examines contemporary and historical Saudi Arabia, with entries that fall under such themes as geography, history, government and politics, religion and thought, food, etiquette, media, and much more.The Kingdom of Saudi...

Remaking Politics, Markets, and Citizens in Turkey critically analyses the travel of neoliberal ideas, policies, experts and institutions from the West to Turkey. Through an ethnographic investigation of the newly established tobacco market, Ebru Kayaalp...

This book sheds new light on the emergence and fluctuation of Iran's connections with non-state entities in the Middle East. Iran's involvement with political-militant non-states has been at the heart of international and regional security policy for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789188061508Author Omar DweikFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Irene PublishingPublisher Irene PublishingWeight(grams) 154gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm...

A comparative analysis of Islamist groups' ideological positioning toward nation-state, secularism, and democracy across different countries in the MENA region. Authoritarian reassertion following the Arab uprisings in the Middle East has restrained...

Migration and minority rights are increasingly at the forefront of global discourse. Minority Memory, Identity, and Reconciliation explores the lives of two often overlooked minority communities: the Greek Orthodox minority in Istanbul, Turkiye, and the...

This volume explores the international relations of today's Middle East, a region that has become increasingly multi-polar. The tumult following the Arab Uprisings has expanded the arenas competed over by regional powers, global actors and non-state...

The US commitment to stability-both domestically and abroad-has been a consistent feature in the way Washington, DC carries out international relations. This commitment is complimented by the increased overlap between the economic and political spheres...

The introduction of gender quotas has significantly increased women's representation in national legislatures-not only in democracies but also in many autocracies. To what extent has the growing number of women in authoritarian legislatures granted them...

The introduction of gender quotas has significantly increased women's representation in national legislatures-not only in democracies but also in many autocracies. To what extent has the growing number of women in authoritarian legislatures granted them...

The horizon of emancipatory politics is in ruins, scarred by defeats and ongoing conflicts. Under the auspices of technocapitalist elites and their political allies, a reactionary turn tightens its grip on the world. Civil wars and regional conflicts are...

Post-conflict scenarios are often proposed for Arab countries that have witnessed significant changes and civil wars. Yet the plans for reconciliation, transitional justice, and the return of the displaced often overlook the real conditions that make...

Historical research which throws light on the consequences of the Napoleonic invasion of Egypt set in motion forces in 1798 which were, the author argued when this book was originally published in 1928, still at work in the East and West. The book traces...

The Abraham Accords: National Security, Regional Order, and Popular Representation is a pioneering effort in discussing and analyzing the background, motivations and implications surrounding the Abraham Accords. The authors argue for a nuanced conceptual...

As an epicentre of sectarian conflict before and after the Arab uprising, Syria provides an excellent laboratory for the study of sectarianization. This book compares variance in Syria's sectarianism over time and across place in order to expose its...

While many scholars, policymakers, and development practitioners view decentralization as a way to increase participation, strengthen political representation, and improve social welfare, little is known about the experiences of communities in the...

Since 2003 and following the U.S.-led invasion, Iraq witnessed tremendous changes to its political, social, and economic structures, and this book critically maps recent popular protests that engulfed the country and led to the death of thousands of...

While many scholars, policymakers, and development practitioners view decentralization as a way to increase participation, strengthen political representation, and improve social welfare, little is known about the experiences of communities in the...