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The West Bank Data Base 1987 Report: Demographic, Economic, Legal, Social And Political Developments In The West Bank by Meron Benvenisti 9780367274108
RRP: $37.40$32.37This report is the survey compiled by the West Bank Data Base Project, during its five years of operation from 1982 to 1987. It draws heavily upon the retrieval system of the West Bank Data Base Project located in Jerusalem, which is in the public domain... -
Religious Freedom in Islam: The Fate of a Universal Human Right in the Muslim World Today by Daniel Philpott 9780190908188
RRP: $45.14$33.98Since at least the attacks of September 11, 2001, one of the most pressing political questions of the age has been whether Islam is hostile to religious freedom. Daniel Philpott examines conditions on the ground in forty-seven Muslim-majority countries... -
False Dawn: Protest, Democracy, and Violence in the New Middle East by Steven A. Cook 9780190931759
RRP: $26.43$19.32More than half a decade after Arabs across the Middle East across the Middle East poured into the streets to demand change, hopes for democracy have disappeared in a maelstrom of violence and renewed state repression. In False Dawn, noted Middle East... -
Emerge!: The Rise of Functional Democracy and the Future of the Middle East by Elza S. Maalouf 9781590792865
RRP: $33.53$21.31In the Middle East, turmoil has spread quickly. Oppression, inequality, and violence have been keyed in to the very makeup of its society. But what causes a culture to emerge and prosper or stagnate and fail? How can the people take charge of their own... -
Policing Citizens: Minority Policy in Israel by Guy Ben-Porat
RRP: $39.98$28.24What does police violence against minorities, or violent clashes between minorities and the police tell us about citizenship and its internal hierarchies? Indicative of deep-seated tensions and negative perceptions; incidents such as these suggest how... -
Turkey Between East And West: New Challenges For A Rising Regional Power Vojtech Mastny 9780813334127
RRP: $64.49$56.12As a rising regional power in the critical borderland between Europe and Asia, Turkey has been more challenged than its neighbors by the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the break-up of Yugoslavia. A secular Muslim nation with a history of... -
The Gates of Gaza: A Story of Betrayal, Survival, and Hope in Israel's Borderlands by Amir Tibon 9780316580960
RRP: $38.70$23.53Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
The Power of Dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians: Stories of Change from the School for Peace by Nava Sonnenschein 9780813599229
RRP: $159.96$138.08In The Power of Dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians, scholar and activist Nava Sonnenschein shares a collection of twenty-five powerful interviews she conducted with Palestinian and Jewish Israeli alumni of peacebuilding courses, a decade after... -
Turning Water into Politics: The Water Issue in the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict by Alwyn R. Rouyer 9780312226114
RRP: $116.09$115.93This book examines the water issue in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and peace process. While the water dispute between Israelis and Palestinians seldom grabs newspaper headlines like the issues of Jerusalem or Jewish settlements, no permanent peace... -
Conflict and War in the Middle East: From Interstate War to New Security by Bassam Tibi 9780333652633
RRP: $58.04$58.01Few studies of Middle East wars go beyond a narrative of events and most tend to impose on this subject the rigid scheme of superpower competition. The Gulf War of 1991, however, challenges this view of the Middle East as an extension of the global... -
The New Middle East: What Everyone Needs to Know (R) by James L. Gelvin 9780190653996
RRP: $61.91$61.79In the aftermath of the collapse of the USSR, the American invasion of Iraq, and the Arab uprisings of 2010-11, a new Middle East has emerged. The Syrian civil war has displaced half the country's population, and ISIS and other jihadi groups thrive in... -
The State of Resistance: Politics, Culture, and Identity in Modern Iran by Assal H. Rad 9781009193580
RRP: $90.29$81.66The Iranian nation-state has long captivated the attention of our media and politics, and this book goes behind the proverbial veil to uncover its mysteries and explore forgotten aspects of the debate. Using innovative multi-disciplinary methods, it... -
Libya's Fragmentation by Wolfram Lacher 9780755600809
$103.25After the overthrow of the Qadhafi regime in 2011, Libya witnessed a dramatic breakdown of centralized power. Countless local factions carved up the country into a patchwork of spheres of influence. Almost no nationwide or even regional organizations... -
The Lebanon Uprising of 2019: Voices from the Revolution by Jeffrey G. Karam 9780755644421
$103.25In October 2019, hundreds of thousands took to the streets of Lebanon to protest austerity measures in what became known as the "thawra." These were the largest mass protests seen in the country's modern history. The Lebanon Uprising of 2019... -
The Politics of the Female Body in Contemporary Turkey: Reproduction, Maternity, Sexuality by Hilal Alkan 9780755617401
RRP: $129.00$128.64Under the leadership of the Justice and Development Party in Turkey came new regulations about reproductive rights, family and gender policies. Women's central role in reproductive and domestic work was swiftly reaffirmed as a state value and policies... -
The Makers of Modern Syria: The Rise and Fall of Syrian Democracy 1918-1958 by Sami Moubayed 9780755606580
$42.91In the aftermath of World War I Syria paved a path towards democracy. Initially as part of the French mandate in the Middle East and latterly as an independent republic, Syria put in place the instruments of democratic government that it was hoped would... -
Covid-19 and Risk Society across the MENA Region: Assessing Governance, Democracy and Inequality by Larbi Sadiki 9780755643882
$103.25The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic - at the interlocking levels of politics, economy, and society - have been different across regions, states, and societies. In the case of the Middle East and North Africa, which was already in the throes of intense... -
Police Reform in Turkey: Human Security, Gender and State Violence Under Erdogan by Dr Funda Hulagu 9780755639915
$39.13How has the supposedly liberalizing project of police reform in Turkey become central to the increasingly authoritarian regime of Erdogan's AKP Party? Engaging political theory and a gender studies perspective, this book traces the implementation of... -
Why Alliances Fail: Islamist and Leftist Coalitions in North Africa by Matt Buehler 9780815636076
$119.52Since 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... -
The Damascus Seat of Power: Syria’s Heads of State, 1918-1946 by Sami Moubayed 9780755649198
RRP: $109.65$109.60While recent scholarship has focused on wartime Syria, this book is dedicated to heads of state in the immediate post-Ottoman era until the end of the French Mandate in 1946. Here, renowned Syrian historian, Sami Moubayed, examines Syria’s first eleven... -
Peace with Justice: A History of the Israeli-Palestinian Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements by A. Buchanan 9780333775011
$116.45Peace with Justice is an analysis of the political, legal and economic viability of the current Israeli NPLO peace process, and an evaluation of the agreements made between 13 September 1993 and 17 January 1997. It assesses the attempt by the Israeli and... -
Yemen's Democracy Experiment in Regional Perspective: Patronage and Pluralized Authoritarianism by S. Phillips 9780230609006
RRP: $58.04$58.01This study examines the nature of changes to Yemen's power structures, political dynamics and institutions since the intention to democratize was announced in 1990 paying particular attention to the role of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh.Book... -
Oman: Politics and Development by Ian Skeet 9780312068868
RRP: $116.09$115.93In 1970 Sultan Qaboos took over a country that had no social or economic infrastructure. This book describes the process of political, social and economic transformationn that has turned it into a modern oil-producing state which has gained both regional... -
Hybrid Sovereignty in the Arab Middle East: The Cases of Kuwait, Jordan, and Iraq by Gokhan Bacik 9780230600409
RRP: $58.04$58.01This book provides readers with a fresh analysis of the Arab state by using a new theoretical framework: hybrid sovereignty. The author examines various areas to make his argument: citizenship, the issue of minorities, electoral engineering, the failure... -
The Social and Economic Origins of Monarchy in Jordan by Tariq Moraiwed Tell 9780230108011
RRP: $128.99$119.67An interpretative history of the emergence and consolidation of the modern state in Jordan, this book examines the resilience of the Hashemite monarchy and the economic sources of social power under Ottoman, British, and post-colonial Hashemite rule.Book... -
The State and Kurds in Turkey: The Question of Assimilation by Metin Heper 9780333646281
RRP: $116.09$115.93Uniquely, Metin Heper suggests a theory of acculturation (rather than assimilation) captures the nature of State-Kurd interaction in Turkey, by not leaving any part of that interaction unaccounted for.Book InformationISBN 9780333646281Author Metin... -
Change and Development in the Gulf by Abbas Abdelkarim 9780333738917
RRP: $116.09$115.93Processes of change, stagnation and development in the countries of the Gulf Co-operation Council are analyzed in this book. The contributors show impact of oil revenues on population change and social development and on redefining the socio-economic... -
Iraq- Primus Inter Pariahs: A Crisis Chronology, 1997-98 by Geoff L. Simons 9780333741146
RRP: $116.09$115.93The book considers the ethical credentials of the United States in branding various countries 'pariah states', and describes the background to the Iraq Question (the role of Saddam, the genocidal sanctions regime, etc.). A detailed chronology of 1997-98... -
The Mubarak Leadership and Future of Democracy in Egypt by Alaa al-Din Arafat 9780230615588
RRP: $58.04$58.01As Mubarak's regime nearing its end becomes a strong possibility, many pressures, both foreign and domestic, are coming to bear on Egypt to bring democratic reforms to this struggling country. In The Mubarak Leadership and Future of Democracy in Egypt,... -
Capitalism and Class in the Gulf Arab States by Adam Hanieh 9780230110779
RRP: $58.04$58.01This book analyzes the recent development of Gulf capitalism through to the aftermath of the 2008 economic crisis. Situating the Gulf within the evolution of capitalism at a global scale, it presents a novel theoretical interpretation of this important... -
Conflict and War in the Middle East: From Interstate War to New Security by Bassam Tibi 9780333652626
RRP: $58.04$58.01Few studies of Middle East wars go beyond a narrative of events and most tend to impose on this subject the rigid scheme of superpower competition. The Gulf War of 1991, however, challenges this view of the Middle East as an extension of the global... -
Women in Civil Society: The State, Islamism, and Networks in the UAE by W. Krause 9780230609563
RRP: $58.04$58.01Women in Civil Society: The State, Islamism and Networking in the UAE investigates how women in an Arab Gulf country prove to play a key role in how civil society takes shape with and against one another through case studies on women in state-run... -
The Middle East in Global Change: The Politics and Economics of Interdependence versus Fragmentation by Laura Guazzone 9780333670798
RRP: $116.09$115.93What are the prospects of the Middle East region moving 'from a warfare to a welfare'? A group of leading scholars of the MIddle East and North Africa (political scientists, economists, sociologists, strategic analysts, and historians) adopt a common... -
Sport, Politics and Society in the Arab World by M. Amara 9780230307926
RRP: $58.04$58.01This book explores the significance of sport in the understanding of past and current societal dynamics in the Arab world. It examines sport in relation to cultural, political and economic changes in the Arab World, including nation-state building, the... -
Structural Flaws in the Middle East Process: Historical Contexts by J. W. Wright, Jr. 9780333738504
RRP: $58.04$58.01Negotiations between Israel and the Arab states have continued in one form or another for over a decade, through three Israeli administrations, the death of a King of Jordan, and through countless riots and incidences of protest by Palestinians and Jews... -
Conflict and War in the Middle East: From Interstate War to New Security by Bassam Tibi 9780312211509
RRP: $58.04$58.01Few studies of Middle East wars go beyond a narrative of events and most tend to impose on this subject the rigid scheme of superpower competition. The Gulf War of 1991, however, challenges this view of the Middle East as an extension of the global... -
Libya in the Arab Spring: From Revolution to Insecurity by Ramazan Erdag 9781349954735
RRP: $64.49$64.31By examining Libya's security architecture before and after the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) intervention in 2011, this book aims to answer three questions. First, what were the security patterns in Libya within the Middle East security... -
Moroccan Monarchy and the Islamist Challenge: Maintaining Makhzen Power by Mohamed Daadaoui 9780230113183
RRP: $58.04$58.01This book examines the factors behind the survival and persistence of monarchical authoritarianism in Morocco and argues that state rituals of power affect the opposition forces ability to challenge the monarchy.Book InformationISBN 9780230113183Author... -
Women in the Middle East and North Africa: Change and Continuity by Elhum Haghighat-Sordellini 9780230103504
RRP: $58.04$58.01This book explores the complexity of women's social status in the Middle East and North African region and fills a gap in the existing literature by providing an up-to-date and comprehensive portrait of women's status from a theoretical and... -
Islam Between Culture and Politics by Bassam Tibi 9780333751213
RRP: $116.09$115.93Bassam Tibi offers a radical solution to the problems faced by Islam in a rapidly changing and globalizing world. He proposes a depoliticization of the faith and the introduction of reforms to embrace secular democracy, pluralism, civil society and...