Middle Eastern

Civil resistance, especially in the form of massive peaceful demonstrations, was at the heart of the Arab Spring-the chain of events in the Middle East and North Africa that erupted in December 2010. It won some notable victories: popular movements...

In 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...

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This book analyzes the historical quest of the Islamic Republic of Iran to export its revolution to the Muslim countries in the Middle East and beyond. The authors argue that Iran exported its revolution by using proxies such as Hezbollah, the Iraqi...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911231080Author Nir BaramFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Text PublishingPublisher Text Publishing

What 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...

The government of Egypt banned Inside Egypt in 2008 - the first time a book on Egyptian politics had been banned in the country in decades - and quickly rescinded it after the media firestorm that followed. The book depicts a country on the brink of...

The Other Arab-Israeli Conflict illuminates the controversial course of America's Middle East relations from the birth of Israel to the Reagan administration. Skillfully separating actual policymaking from the myths that have come to surround it, Spiegel...

As 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...

OPIUM SEASON is the story of a young American working on the brutal fault line where the war on terror meets the war on drugs. Joel Hafvenstein didn?t know what he was getting into when he signed up for a year in Afghanistan?s rugged Helmand province,...

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As political parties face new realities in the 21st century, how they adapt will determine their relevance and success. This book brings to light the factors that will propel change in party politics through a wide-based analysis of the internal and...

This book explores the contemporary history, governance, foreign policy, political economy, culture, and society of Kuwait. It highlights the dynamics of the country, putting forward both an overview of each subject covered and new research findings. It...

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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...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781963892222Author Dr SteinbockFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Clarity PressPublisher Clarity PressWeight(grams) 454g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593701447Author Nilo TabrizyFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint PantheonPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 567g

The Principles of State and Government in Islam by Muhammad Asad offers a profound exploration of Islamic political thought and its application in modern governance. Rooted in the foundational texts of Islam-the Qur'an and the Sunnah-Asad presents a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780063390355Author Karen HouseFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 646g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781682358450Author Raphael IsraeliFormat HardbackPage Count 286Imprint Strategic Book PublishingPublisher Strategic Book PublishingWeight(grams) 576g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681620015Author Nonie DarwishFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint WileyPublisher WileyWeight(grams) 322g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781637235287Author Saad AbudayehFormat PaperbackPage Count 206Imprint Westphalia PressPublisher Westphalia PressWeight(grams) 281g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681620060Author Nonie DarwishFormat HardbackPage Count 250Imprint WileyPublisher WileyWeight(grams) 467g

Hezbollah and Hamas are major players in Middle Eastern politics and have a growing involvement in global events. Despite their strikingly different beginnings, they share a common denominator-an adversary in Israel. Hezbollah and Hamas draws from...

The contributors link innovative analytical concepts and ethnographic in-depth case studies from the Arab world. Based on the debates on politics from below and dynamic concepts of state, all the chapters focus on informal institutions, non-elite actors,...

This Handbook analyzes elections in the Middle East and North Africa and seeks to overcome normative assumptions about the linkage between democracy and elections.Structured around five main themes, contributors provide chapters detailing how their case...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780190944650Author Dilip HiroFormat HardbackPage Count 432Imprint Oxford University Press, USAPublisher Oxford University Press, USAWeight(grams) 748g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781901414417Author Glen SegellFormat PaperbackPage Count 114Imprint Glen SegellPublisher Glen SegellWeight(grams) 163g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781662813191Author Yong Jen OngFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Liberty Hill PublishingPublisher Liberty Hill PublishingWeight(grams) 331g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781662813184Author Yong Jen OngFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Liberty Hill PublishingPublisher Liberty Hill PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781682354018Author Raphael IsraeliFormat PaperbackPage Count 420Imprint Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency, LLCPublisher Strategic Book...

None of the momentous challenges Arab universities face is unique either in kind or degree. Other societies exhibit some of the same pathologies-insufficient resources, high drop-out rates, feeble contributions to research and development, inappropriate...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788187496755Author Leo PanitchFormat PaperbackPage Count 376Imprint LeftWord BooksPublisher LeftWord BooksDimensions(mm) 230mm * 150mm * 20mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781951530211Author Raphael IsraeliFormat PaperbackPage Count 294Imprint Strategic Book PublishingPublisher Strategic Book PublishingWeight(grams) 435g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949718058Author Jennifer DemasterFormat HardbackPage Count 246Imprint Dunrobin PublishingPublisher Dunrobin PublishingWeight(grams) 517g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949718041Author Jennifer DemasterFormat PaperbackPage Count 246Imprint Dunrobin PublishingPublisher Dunrobin PublishingWeight(grams) 367g

This books explores Kuwaiti internal security challenges of terrorism, sabotage and subversion, and, using untapped Kuwaiti government sources, examines policy responses such as mass deportations and special security trials. The study details how turmoil...

Exploring the political economy of development and democracy in the Middle East, this book provides new insight into the effects of external initiatives for the support of good governance in Arab states, the impact of transnational Islamist networks on...