The Contemporary Middle East

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11. Algeria

    The Failed Revolution

    By George Joffé

    Series: The Contemporary Middle East

    In 1962, Algeria's independence appeared to the wider world to be the triumphant culmination of its own anti-colonial liberation and the epitome of the developing world's struggle for national independence. Thirty years later, these hopes and symbols seemed in ruins as a military-backed coup tore...

    Published August 9th 2004 by Routledge
12. Jordan

    A Hashemite Legacy

    By Peter Hinchcliffe, Beverley Milton Edwards

    Series: The Contemporary Middle East

    Created as a mechanism for maintaining British influence through a local patron, Jordan's future never looked certain. Nevertheless, under the leadership of the Hashemite monarchy led by Abdullah, and then by his grandson Hussein, the Kingdom of Jordan has become a permanent feature of the modern...

    Published December 18th 2002 by Routledge
13. Syria

    Revolution From Above

    By Raymond Hinnebusch

    Series: The Contemporary Middle East

    This study examines the development of the Syrian state as it has emerged under thirty-five years of military-Ba'thist rule and, particularly, under President Hafiz al-Asad. It analyzes the way in which the fragility of the post-independence state, unable to contain rising nationalist struggle and...

    Published July 31st 2002 by Routledge
14. Israel

    Challenges to Identity, Democracy and the State

    By Clive Jones, Emma C. Murphy

    Series: The Contemporary Middle East

    Often regarded as the only true manifestation of political pluralism in the contemporary Middle East, the state of Israel has dominated the history and politics of the region for over fifty years. Yet despite its position as a regional superpower, Israel continues to struggle with the whole issue...

    Published November 21st 2001 by Routledge