
Violent Radical Movements in the Arab World
The Ideology and Politics of Non-State Actors
I.B. Tauris (Publisher)
Published on 11. July 2019
Book
Hardback
264 pages
978-1-78831-431-2 (ISBN)
Description
Violent non-state actors have become almost endemic to political movements in the Middle East and the Horn of Africa. This book examines why they play such a key role and the different ways in which they have developed. Placing them in the context of the region, separate chapters cover the organizations that are currently active, including: The Muslim Brotherhood, The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, Jabhat al-Nusra, Hamas, Hizbullah, the PKK, al-Shabab and the Huthis.
The book shows that while these groups are a new phenomenon, they also relate to other key factors including the 'unfinished business' of the colonial and postcolonial eras and tacit encouragement of the Wahhabi/Salafi/jihadi da'wa by some regional powers. Their diversity means violent non-state actors elude simple classification, ranging from 'national' and 'transnational' to religious and political movements. However, by examining their origins, their supporters and their motivations, this book helps explain their ubiquity in the region.
The book shows that while these groups are a new phenomenon, they also relate to other key factors including the 'unfinished business' of the colonial and postcolonial eras and tacit encouragement of the Wahhabi/Salafi/jihadi da'wa by some regional powers. Their diversity means violent non-state actors elude simple classification, ranging from 'national' and 'transnational' to religious and political movements. However, by examining their origins, their supporters and their motivations, this book helps explain their ubiquity in the region.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 242 mm
Width: 164 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
527 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78831-431-2 (9781788314312)
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The Ideology and Politics of Non-State Actors
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Peter Sluglett was a leading historian of modern Iraq and most recently a professor and Director at the Middle East Institute of the National University of Singapore. His most well-known published books include "Iraq Since 1958: From Revolution to Dictatorship", co-authored with Marion-Farouk-Sluglett, and "Britain in Iraq: Contriving King and Country", both published by I.B.Tauris.
Victor Kattan is Senior Research Fellow at the Middle East Institute of the National University of Singapore (NUS). He is the author of two books: From Coexistence to Conquest: International Law and the Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict (2009) and The Palestine Question in International Law (2008). Kattan has taught at Yale-NUS College, NUS Law, and the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy at the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS).
Victor Kattan is Senior Research Fellow at the Middle East Institute of the National University of Singapore (NUS). He is the author of two books: From Coexistence to Conquest: International Law and the Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict (2009) and The Palestine Question in International Law (2008). Kattan has taught at Yale-NUS College, NUS Law, and the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy at the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS).
Content
Preface
Victor Kattan
Foreword: Peter Sluglett and the Study of the Modern Middle East
Toby Dodge
1. Introduction: Violent Non-State Actors in the Arab World: some General Considerations
Peter Sluglett
2. The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood and Violence: Porous Boundaries and Context
Khalid Hroub
3. The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria: Ideology vs. Context
Hassan A. Barari
4. Between Religion, Warfare and Politics: the Case of Jabhat al-Nusra in Syria
Mohamed-Ali Adraoui
5. The 2007 Hamas-Fatah Conflict in Gaza and the Israeli-American Demands
Victor Kattan
6. Hizbullah and the Lebanese State: Indispensable, Unpredictable - Destabilizing?
Peter Sluglett
7. When the State becomes a Non-State: Yemen in the Huthi/Ali Abdullah Salih Alliance
Daniel Martin Varisco
8. Violent Non-State Actors in Somalia: al-Shabab and the Pirates
Afyare A. Elmi and Ruqaya Mohamed
9. "Being in Time": Kurdish Movement and Quests of Universal
Hamit Borzolan
Afterword
Abdullah Baabood
Victor Kattan
Foreword: Peter Sluglett and the Study of the Modern Middle East
Toby Dodge
1. Introduction: Violent Non-State Actors in the Arab World: some General Considerations
Peter Sluglett
2. The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood and Violence: Porous Boundaries and Context
Khalid Hroub
3. The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria: Ideology vs. Context
Hassan A. Barari
4. Between Religion, Warfare and Politics: the Case of Jabhat al-Nusra in Syria
Mohamed-Ali Adraoui
5. The 2007 Hamas-Fatah Conflict in Gaza and the Israeli-American Demands
Victor Kattan
6. Hizbullah and the Lebanese State: Indispensable, Unpredictable - Destabilizing?
Peter Sluglett
7. When the State becomes a Non-State: Yemen in the Huthi/Ali Abdullah Salih Alliance
Daniel Martin Varisco
8. Violent Non-State Actors in Somalia: al-Shabab and the Pirates
Afyare A. Elmi and Ruqaya Mohamed
9. "Being in Time": Kurdish Movement and Quests of Universal
Hamit Borzolan
Afterword
Abdullah Baabood