1st Edition
Contemporary West Asia Perspectives on Change and Continuity
334 Pages
by
Routledge
334 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
334 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the complexities of change and continuity in West Asia, its society, religion and politics. An overview of the region’s political, social and economic characteristics brought into sharper relief with the on-going turmoil in the region constitutes the introduction of the book. While the subsequent two chapters, along with the introductory text,... Read more
1. Introduction: Change and Continuity in West Asia 2. Islamism and Democracy in the Arab World Post-Arab Spring 3. The Sunni-Shia Split: Changing Faces of Religious Schism and its Modern Political Implications for the Arab World 4. Islamism and Post-Islamism in Iran 5. Hizbullah’s Islamist and Post-Islamist Politics 6. Sectarianism in Iraq Post-2003 and the Challenge of ISIS 7. Syria: From Uprising to Jihad 8. The New Cold War in Syria 9. Impact of the Arab Spring on Jordan 10. The Arab Uprisings: Prospects and Challenges for the Persian Gulf Countries 11. King is Dead, Long Live the King: The Royal Succession in Saudi Arabia 12. Turbulence in Yemen and the Changing Geopolitics in the Region 13. The Changing Face of Islamism in Turkey 14. Democracy in Turkish Foreign Policy towards the Middle East in the AK Party Era 15. Contesting the Arab Revolts: The ‘New’ Egypt 16. Tribal Conflict and Political Stability in Libya
Biography
Sujata Ashwarya is Assistant Professor at the Centre for West Asian Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. She received her MPhil and PhD degrees in West Asian Studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
Mujib Alam is Assistant Professor at the Academy of International Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. He holds MPhil and PhD degrees in West Asian studies, specializing in Turkish studies, from New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University.
