
The Contemporary Middle East
A Westview Reader
Karl Yambert(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Published on 27. September 2019
Book
Hardback
450 pages
978-0-367-32028-7 (ISBN)
Description
The Contemporary Middle East provides an accessible introduction to the region's most pressing concerns and enduring conflicts. It includes provocative contributions by an impressive array of leading scholars, journalists, and policy advisors. Contributors include notable academic authors Arthur Goldschmidt Jr., the late William L. Clevela
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Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
798 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-367-32028-7 (9780367320287)
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Person
Karl Yambert received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis, and is a former editor of Middle East Studies at Westview Press.
Content
Preface to the Third Edition -- A Note on Editorial Matters -- Summary of Recent Events, 2011-2012 -- History and Perspectives -- The Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East -- The Roots of Arab Bitterness -- Islamist Perceptions of US Policy in the Middle East -- Global Energy and the Middle East -- New US Policies for a New Middle East? -- Cairo Speech -- Israel and the Palestinians -- Israel and the Arabs, and Beyond -- The United States and Israel -- The Palestinians -- Sharon's Fence -- Whither the Palestinians? -- Ethnicity and Nation-Building in the State of Israel -- Syria's Threat to Israel -- The Iranian Nuclear Threat Against Israel -- Iraq and Iran -- Pashtunistan: Afghanistan, Pakistan-and Iraq -- The Land and People of Modern Iraq -- Impacts of the Iraq War -- America's Troubled Moment in the Middle East -- Maliki Consolidates Power in Post-Saddam Iraq -- The Iranian Revolution and Its Consequences -- Islamic Republic of Iran: Political Dynamics and Foreign Policy -- Iran's Regional Foreign Policy -- Iran, Israel, and the United States -- The Iranian Predicament -- The Islamists -- Islamists and Democracy: The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood -- Talking to Terrorists: Hamas and Hezbollah -- The Arab Spring -- The Arab Spring, 2011 -- Egypt: Mubarak and After -- Bashar al-Asad, Syria, and the Arab Spring -- The Arab World at the Intersection of the National and Transnational -- Looking Forward -- The Contemporary Middle East: Some Questions, Some Answers -- Select Bibliography -- Notable Persons