3rd Edition
Government and Politics of the Contemporary Middle East Discontinuity and Turbulence
1. Introduction: Middle East Politics: Patterns of Continuity and Change
Part I: Dynamics in Middle East Politics
2. The Burden of History: From Empire to Nation States?
3. The Legacy of Islam: Past and Present
4. The Oppressive State and Civil Society: Role of the Military and Police
Part II: Comparative Politics of the Middle East
The Fertile Crescent
5.The Republic of Iraq
Shereen T. Ismael
6. The Syrian Arab Republic and the Lebanese Republic
7. Israel and Palestine
Glenn E. Perry
Arabs in North Africa
8. The Arab Republic of Egypt
The Northern Belt
9. The Republic of Turkey
10. The Islamic Republic of Iran
The Arabian Peninsula
11. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
Isa Blumi
Biography
Tareq Y. Ismael is a professor of political science at the University of Calgary, Canada, and the Secretary General of the International Association of Middle Eastern Studies. He has published extensively on the Middle East, Iraq, international studies, and the political ideologies of the Middle East.
Jacqueline S. Ismael is Professor Emerita of Social Work at the University of Calgary and is founding co-editor of the International Journal of Contemporary Iraqi Studies. She has published extensively on Canadian social policy, international social welfare, and Middle East politics.
