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The Transformation Of Israeli Society: An Essay In Interpretation by S. N. Eisenstadt
RRP: £135.00£112.30This book discusses the development and organization of the major spheres of life of Israeli society. It analyses major aspects and trends of development of Israeli society which have been taking place continuously since its beginning, from the early... -
The Social History Of Labor In The Middle East by Ellis Goldberg
RRP: £135.00£111.70Once considered of little import, the social history of labor in the Middle East emerged in the 1980s as a major area of research, as historians sought to uncover the roots of working-class organizing. This volume, the first in an important new series,... -
The Saudiegyptian Conflict Over North Yemen, 19621970 by Saeed M Badeeb
RRP: £135.00£111.30The 1962 coup d'etat in North Yemen initiated one of the most debilitating Middle East conflicts ever, the eight-year civil war in North Yemen. This conflict in an obscure corner of the Arab world eventually assumed global importance, attracting the... -
The Iraqi Aggression Against Kuwait: Strategic Lessons And Implications For Europe by Wolfgang F. Danspeckgruber
RRP: £39.99£35.06The war for the liberation of Kuwait following the Iraqi invasion in 1990 rekindled the international community's geopolitical interest in the Gulf and helped define a new regional order. This book analyzes the political, strategic, and economic... -
The Politics Of Change In The Middle East by Robert B Satloff
RRP: £135.00£111.70This book examines regime stability and political change in the heartland of the Middle East. It discusses the distribution of power within each regime of the Middle East; the sources of regime legitimacy; and the social, economic, and ideological trends... -
The Evaluation And Application Of Survey Research In The Arab World by Mark Tessler
RRP: £135.00£111.70At a time when survey research is increasingly being conducted in the Arab world, there is also growing concern about the degree to which research assumptions and methods developed in the West are appropriate for use in the study of Arab society. This... -
The Arabafrican Connection: Political And Economic Realities by Victor T Le Vine
RRP: £135.00£111.30Between June 1967 and the end of 1973, most independent Black African states abandoned their neutral position in the Middle East conflict, cut their ties with Israel, and gave full support to the political aims of the Arab states. Since the beginning of... -
Social Uses And Radio Practices: The Use Of Participatory Radio By Ethnic Minorities In Mexico by Lucila Vargas
RRP: £135.00£111.70This book is about the social value of participatory or communityoriented radio and stresses how the politics of race, ethnicity, class, and gender shapetheextentand quality of people's participation in development efforts. It shows, ethnographically,... -
Peacekeeping On Arabisraeli Fronts: Lessons From The Sinai And Lebanon by Nathan A Pelcovits
RRP: £135.00£111.30Since 1948, the United Nations has sponsored virtually every third party peacekeeping mission on Arab* Israeli fronts. Three recent events, however, have been responsible for significantly altering the pattern of peacekeeping in the region: the Camp... -
South Yemen's Revolutionary Strategy, 19701985: From Insurgency To Bloc Politics by Joseph Kostiner
RRP: £135.00£111.30This study focuses on South Yemen's attempts to instigate, maintain and defend a revolutionary process in its neighboring regions during 1970-1985. It also analyzes the elites' strategy-making according to their known cultural, social and political... -
Political Behavior In The Arab States by Tawfic E Farah
RRP: £135.00£111.30This vivid portrayal of political and social behavior in the Arab states offers new perspectives to the student and scholar of the Middle East. It also illustrates the effectiveness of survey research as an analytical tool for investigating political,... -
The Elections In Israel1988 by Asher Arian
RRP: £86.99£72.68Forty years after becoming an independent state, Israel is still involved in deadly strife with many of its Arab neighbors and with the Palestinians under its military control. The protracted Arab-Israeli conflict is one of the most fundamental features... -
The West Bank Handbook: A Political Lexicon by Meron Benvenisti
RRP: £135.00£111.70This book discusses social, institutional, legal, cultural and political topics relating to the West Bank to demystify the treatment of the highly contentious subject. It is based on the author's experience of what people want to know when they approach... -
Between Lausanne And Geneva: International Conferences And The Arab-israeli Conflict by Abraham Ben-Zvi
RRP: £39.99£35.06In an effort to resolve a facet of the Arab-Israel predicament, this book analyzes the concept of an international conference as referred to by the major parties involved in the dispute. It focuses on Lausanne Peace Conference and Geneva Peace Conference... -
Liberal Nationalism In Iran: The Failure Of A Movement by Sussan Siavoshi
RRP: £135.00£117.68This book examines the rise and fall of the liberal nationalist movement in Iran. It provides an analysis of the National Fronts' successes and failures, focusing on their interactions with both the other contenders, including the government and... -
Church And Israel After Christendom: The Politics Of Election by Scott Bader-Saye
RRP: £135.00£117.28This book presents two seismic events. The first is the demise of the Christendom paradigm, in which the church was positioned as the spiritual sponsor of Western civilization. The second event is the Holocaust, the Shoah, the systematic attempt by a... -
Egypt And The Politics Of U.s. Economic Aid by Marvin G. Weinbaum
RRP: £135.00£117.28The massive U.S. economic aid program for Egypt initiated in 1975 resulted in a bilateral aid relationship shaped by the interaction of political and development goals. In this study of the program's origins and consequences, Professor Weinbaum describes... -
Offense And Defense In Israeli Military Doctrine by Ariel Levite
RRP: £135.00£117.28This book discusses the existing literature on military doctrines in general, and offensive doctrines in particular, as well as on causes of their stagnation and sources of innovation. It provides the backdrop for an analytical historical review of... -
The Monstrous & the Vulnerable: Framing British Jihadi Brides by Leonie B Jackson
£46.82Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780197647332Author Leonie B JacksonFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Oxford University Press, USAPublisher Oxford University Press, USA -
Economic-pol Dev Sudan/h by Francis A. Lees
RRP: £39.99£35.06This book focuses on the economic and political development of the Sudan, describes the progress and problems encountered in this development process, and provides a comprehensive consideration of the situation in the Sudan.Book InformationISBN... -
Climate Change in the Middle East and North Africa: 15,000 Years of Crises, Setbacks, and Adaptation by William R. Thompson
RRP: £36.99£32.53Environmental factors in the Middle East and North Africa have played a crucial role in the historical and social development of the region. The book delves into a broad set of historical literature from the past 15,000 years that neglected to consider... -
Football Fandom, Protest and Democracy: Supporter Activism in Turkey by Daghan Irak
RRP: £39.99£35.06Football Fandom, Protest and Democracy offers an in-depth and inside approach to the socio-political history of football in Turkey, where fandom is often revered as part of the national identity, presenting the historical context for football events in... -
The United States And Saudi Arabia: Ambivalent Allies by David E. Long
RRP: £39.99£35.06U.S.-Saudi relations have been marked by ambivalence since their inception over 50 years ago. The Arab-Israeli conflict, the division between buyer and seller of oil, the superpower-small state dichotomy, and the divergence of cultures, traditions, and... -
Rich And Poor States In The Middle East: Egypt And The New Arab Order by Malcolm H. Kerr
RRP: £39.99£35.46While oil wealth has enriched some Middle East Arab nations, others that lack oil resources have remained poor and are looking now to their oil-rich neighbors for development assistance. This collection of studies on the economic, social, and political... -
The Middle East Military Balance 1988-1989 by Shlomo Gazit
RRP: £135.00£111.70The sixth edition of this annual furnishes statistics on the population, resources, infrastructure, armed forces and military capacity of individual Middle East states. It also surveys strategic events in the region and assesses military balances among... -
Politics and Revolution in Egypt: Rise and Fall of the Youth Activists by Sarah Rennick
RRP: £39.99£35.06In the years since the 2011 revolutions, Egypt and the Arab countries in general have moved from a profound moment of hope and democratic potential to deepened authoritarianism and outright war. Among the many political actors who have seen their... -
Statecraft in the Middle East: Foreign Policy, Domestic Politics and Security by Imad Mansour
RRP: £120.00£119.52What role do ideas play in state-building and state activity? Thisbook argues that government policies in both foreign relationsand domestic politics must always be situated within a broaderideational and societal context. Imad Mansour analyses how... -
Regime Change in Contemporary Turkey: Politics, Rights, Mimesis by Necati Polat
RRP: £28.99£27.31Turkey has undergone a series of upheavals in its political regime from the mid-19th century. This book details the most recent change, locating it in its broader historical setting. Beginning with the Justice and Development Party's rule from late 2002,... -
Political and Institutional Transition in North Africa: Egypt and Tunisia in Comparative Perspective by Silvia Colombo
RRP: £41.99£36.75The year 2011 will go down in history as a turning point for the Arab world. The popular unrest that swept across the region and led to the toppling of the Ben Ali, Mubarak, and Qaddhafi regimes in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya has fundamentally altered the... -
Violence and Representation in the Arab Uprisings by Benoît Challand
RRP: £25.99£22.39Providing a longue duree perspective on the Arab uprisings of 2011, Benoit Challand narrates the transformation of citizenship in the Arab Middle East, from a condition of latent citizenship in the colonial and post-independence era to the revolutionary... -
Classless Politics: Islamist Movements, the Left, and Authoritarian Legacies in Egypt by Hesham Sallam
RRP: £117.00£103.99Since the 1970s, the Egyptian state has embarked on a far-reaching and destabilizing project of economic liberalization, reneging on its commitments to social welfare. Despite widespread socioeconomic grievances stemming from these policies, class... -
Track Two Diplomacy and Jerusalem: The Jerusalem Old City Initiative by Tom Najem
RRP: £41.99£36.75'Track Two Diplomacy and Jerusalem' is the first in a series of three books which collectively present the work of the Jerusalem Old City Initiative, or JOCI, a major Canadian-led Track Two diplomatic effort, undertaken between 2003 and 2014. JOCI's... -
Politics and Gender Identity in Turkey: Centralised Islam for Socio-Economic Control by Umut Korkut
RRP: £39.99£35.06The creation of Turkish nationhood, citizenship, economic transformation, the forceful removal of minorities and national homogenisation, gender rights, the position of armed forces in politics, and the political and economic integration of Kurdish... -
The Making Of Iran's Islamic Revolution: From Monarchy To Islamic Republic, Second Edition by Mohsen M. Milani
RRP: £49.99£43.50In this fully revised and expanded second edition, Dr. Milani offers new insights into the causes and profound consequences of Iran's Islamic Revolution. Drawing on dozens of personal interviews with the officials of the Islamic Republic and on recently... -
Middle East Politics: The Military Dimension by J. C. Hurewitz
RRP: £39.99£36.06This book is conceived as an inquiry into the causes and consequences of military intervention in the postwar politics of the Middle East. It provides an informative and fully documented study of the whole interplay of domestic, regional, and... -
Overcoming Tradition And Modernity: The Search For Islamic Authenticity by Robert D. Lee
RRP: £135.00£117.28?Authenticity? has begun to rival ?development? as a key to understanding the political aspirations of the Islamic world. Almost everywhere modernity has laid waste to tradition, those habits and practices deemed to be timeless and true. Imperialism... -
Merchants And Faith: Muslim Commerce And Culture In The Indian Ocean by Patricia A Risso
RRP: £135.00£117.28The intersection of Islamic history and Indian Ocean history is vast but inadequately explored. It is essential to understanding how and why Islam influenced Asia and to determining the extent to which maritime success affected the mostly land-based... -
The Political Environment Of Economic Planning In Iran, 19711983: From Monarchy To Islamic Republic by Hossein Razavi
RRP: £39.99£35.06The Political Environment of Economic Planning in Iran, 1971-1983: From Monarchy to Islamic Republic Hossein Razavi and Firouz Vakil Based on both research and first-hand experience, this book provides a politico-economic analysis of the operation of... -
A Lebanon Defied: Musa Al-sadr And The Shi'a Community by Majed Halawi
RRP: £39.99£35.06A Lebanon Defied focuses on the constitutive role of the Shi'a masses in the movement led by Sayyid Musa al-Sadr in Lebanon. It explores the origins of this Shi'a movement and its determination to become a major participant in a sharply reformed Lebanese... -
The Kurds In Turkey: A Political Dilemma by Michael Gunter
RRP: £39.99£35.06This book analyzes the Kurdish problem in Turkey from the point of view of the Turkish authorities, as well as from the perspective of disaffected Kurds living in that state and abroad. It also analyzes the political instability and terrorism rampant in...