Middle East Politics Books

New and Published Books

1. The Routledge Handbook of Modern Turkey

   Edited by Metin Heper, Sabri Sayari

   In recent years, there has been growing interest in Turkey, stemming from the country’s developing role in regional and global politics, its expanding economic strength, and its identity as a predominantly Muslim country with secular political institutions and democratic processes. This Handbook...

   Published May 23rd 2012 by Routledge
2. Monetary Union in the Gulf

   Prospects for a Single Currency in the Arabian Peninsula

   By Emilie Rutledge

   Series: Durham Modern Middle East and Islamic World Series

   At a time of momentous shifts in the balance of world economic forces epitomized by the current oil price boom, the weakening US dollar and the global credit crunch; the meteoric rise of the Arabian peninsula cannot be understated. Neither, therefore, can their planned monetary union. As key...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
3. Intervention, Ethnic Conflict and State-Building in Iraq

   A Paradigm for the Post-Colonial State

   By Michael Rear

   Series: Studies in International Relations

   External intervention by the U.N. and other actors in ethnic conflicts has interfered with the state-building process in post-colonial states. Rear examines the 1991 uprisings in Iraq and demonstrates how this intervention has contributed to the problems with democratization experienced in the...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
4. Islands and International Politics in the Persian Gulf

   The Abu Musa and Tunbs in Strategic Context

   By Kourosh Ahmadi

   Series: Durham Modern Middle East and Islamic World Series

   The position of the Persian Gulf as the main highway between East and West has long given this region special significance both within the Middle East and in global affairs more generally. This book examines the history of international relations in the Gulf since the 1820s as great powers such as...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
5. Routledge Library Editions: The Arab Nation

   By Various

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: The Arab Nation

   This set re-issues 4 volumes originally published between 1985 and 1991. They Examine the historical process of social formation that gave rise to the communal consciousness of the Arab nation and determined its sense of identity Present detailed analysis of resources in the Arab world, including...

   Published May 9th 2012 by Routledge
6. The Historical Formation of the Arab Nation (RLE: The Arab Nation)

   By A Duri

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: The Arab Nation

   This book is a comprehensive examination of the historical process of social formation that gave rise to the communal consciousness of the Arab nation and determined its sense of identity. It aims to provide a historical context for the assessment of prevailing concepts and suggests hypotheses for...

   Published May 9th 2012 by Routledge
7. The Future of the Arab Nation (RLE: The Arab Nation)

   Challenges and Options

   Edited by Khair Haseeb

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: The Arab Nation

   What is the place of the Arab states as a new world order emerges? How can the Arab world respond positively to change as the new Europe emerges, political relationships are restructured, and the information revolution transforms the global economy? To what extent are the Arab states in danger of...

   Published May 9th 2012 by Routledge
8. The Arabs and Africa (RLE: The Arab Nation)

   Edited by Khair Haseeb

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: The Arab Nation

   Concentrating on the past, present and future relations of the peoples of Africa and the Arab world this book examines interaction between Arab and African countries; Africa and the Arab-Israeli conflict; Dimensions of Afro-Arab Cooperation. The book concludes with an open discussion on the future...

   Published May 9th 2012 by Routledge
9. Society and State in the Gulf and Arab Peninsula (RLE: The Arab Nation)

   A Different Perspective

   By Khaldoun Al-Naqeeb

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: The Arab Nation

   This book is both a history and contemporary analysis. Charting the main turnpoints as the growth of cities, trade routes, the petroleum industry and growth of the authoritarian state the author argues that central bureaucratic control is limiting growth. He describes the state as governed by the...

   Published May 9th 2012 by Routledge
10. Islamist Politics in the Middle East

    Movements and Change

    Edited by Samer Shehata

    For over three decades, Islamist politics, or political Islam, has been one of the most dynamic and contentious political forces in the Middle East. Although there is broad consensus on the importance of political Islam, there is far less agreement on its character, the reasons for Islamist’s...

    Published May 2nd 2012 by Routledge