Saudi Arabia

Power, Legitimacy and Survival

By Tim Niblock

Saudi Arabia provides a clear, concise yet analytical account of the development of the Saudi state. It details the country’s historical and religious background, its...

ISBN: 978-0-415-30310-1 | Published March 1st 2006 by Routledge.

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Sudan

By Abdel Salam Sidahmed, Alsir Sidahmed

Stretching between the savannah and the equator, Sudan is a microcosm of Africa, with one leg in the Arab world and the other in Africa....

ISBN: 978-0-415-27417-3 | Published December 23rd 2004 by Routledge.

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Turkey

Challenges of Continuity and Change

By Meliha Benli Altunisik, Özlem Tür

The authors put issues relevant to Turkey today – such as consolidating democracy, dealing with economic development issues, improving its human rights record and its foreign...

ISBN: 978-0-415-28710-4 | Published October 28th 2004 by Routledge.

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Jordan

A Hashemite Legacy

By Peter Hinchcliffe, Beverley Milton Edwards

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...

ISBN: 978-0-415-26726-7 | Published December 19th 2002 by Routledge.

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Syria

Revolution From Above

By Raymond Hinnebusch

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....

ISBN: 978-0-415-28568-1 | Published August 1st 2002 by Routledge.

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Israel

Challenges to Identity, Democracy and the State

By Clive Jones, Emma C. Murphy

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...

ISBN: 978-0-415-27088-5 | Published November 22nd 2001 by Routledge.

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