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Houses Built on Sand
Violence, Sectarianism and Revolution in the Middle East
Av Simon Mabon
Inbunden, 2020
1227 kr
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The events of the Arab Uprisings posed an existential challenge to sovereign power across the Middle East. Whilst popular movements resulted in the toppling of authoritarian rule in Tunisia, Egypt and Yemen, other regimes were able to withstand these pressures. This book questions why some regimes …
Romanticizing Masculinity in Baathist Syria
Gender, Identity, and Ideology
Inbunden, 2024
1192 kr
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This book provides a novel analysis of the conceptual sources and ideological contours of the Assad regime. The book documents the Baathists’ fascination with Romanticized and 'muscular' ideas of the nation that emerged in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century European social philosophy, and traces …
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates
Foreign Policy and Strategic Alliances in an Uncertain World
Av Robert Mason
Inbunden, 2023
1201 kr
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The year 1973 is usually considered the great equaliser among major oil producers. But the 'Visions' strategies of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, a so-called middle power and small state in the Middle East regional system, point to broadening economic relations as a great enhancer of …
Surviving Repression
The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood After the 2013 Coup
Inbunden, 2022
1227 kr
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Surviving repression tells the story of the Muslim Brotherhood following the 2013 coup d'état in Egypt. The Brotherhood gained legal recognition and quickly rose to power after the 2011 Arab uprisings, but its subsequent removal from office marked the beginning of the harshest repression of its …
Saudi Arabia and Iran
The Struggle to Shape the Middle East
Av Simon Mabon, Edward Wastnidge
Inbunden, 2022
832 kr
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Since 1979, the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran – the two major powers in the Muslim world – has played a prominent role in shaping Middle Eastern politics. Political in nature yet couched in Islamic rhetoric, this rivalry reflects a desire to ensure regime security and legitimacy while also …
Transitional Justice in Process
Plans and Politics in Tunisia
Inbunden, 2022
1188 kr
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Transitional justice in process is the first book to comprehensively study the Tunisian transitional justice process. After the fall of the Ben Ali regime in 2011, Tunisia swiftly began dealing with its authoritarian past and initiated a comprehensive transitional justice process, with the Truth …
Labour Movement in Lebanon
Power on Hold
Inbunden, 2022
1201 kr
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The labour movement in Lebanon: Power on hold narrates the history of the Lebanese labour movement from the early twentieth century to today. Bou Khater demonstrates that trade unionism in the country has largely been a failure, for reasons including state interference, tactical co-optation, and …
Houses Built on Sand
Violence, Sectarianism and Revolution in the Middle East
Av Simon Mabon
Häftad, 2021
352 kr
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The events of the Arab Uprisings posed an existential challenge to sovereign power across the Middle East. Whilst popular movements resulted in the toppling of authoritarian rule in Tunisia, Egypt and Yemen, other regimes were able to withstand these pressures. This book questions why some regimes …
Gulf States and the Horn of Africa
Interests, Influences and Instability
Inbunden, 2022
1257 kr
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The Gulf States and the Horn of Africa takes a deep dive into the complexities of power projection, political rivalry and conflict across the Red Sea and beyond. Focusing on the nature of interregional connections between the Gulf and the Horn, it explores the multifaceted nature of relations …
Gulf Monarchies After the Arab Spring
Threats and Security
Inbunden, 2024
1227 kr
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The post-Arab Spring collapse of decades-old regimes inaugurated a decade of re-shaping for the geopolitical order in the Middle East and North Africa region. A multipolar disorder ensued, solidified by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Amid general bewilderment, …
victor's peace in Iraq
ISIS and the mediated state
Inbunden, 2026
1236 kr
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'Jacob Eriksson offers an astute reading of Iraq's messy political transition and security sector reform. Coupling theoretical insights with sharp case studies of Iraqi cities and provinces, he shows how a country with obvious signs of ongoing violence is locked into the politics of peace and …
Transitional justice in process
Plans and politics in Tunisia
Häftad, 2023
349 kr
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After the fall of the Ben Ali regime in 2011, Tunisia swiftly began dealing with its authoritarian past and initiated a comprehensive transitional justice process, with the Truth and Dignity Commission as its central institution. However, instead of bringing about peace and justice, transitional …
Persian Gulf Triangle
Strategic Relations Between Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United States
Inbunden, 2024
1193 kr
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This book offers a nuanced snapshot of the complex geopolitical dynamics in the Persian Gulf, underlining the interaction between Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the US. Examining their interwoven relations since the 1970s, Luíza Cerioli's framework reveals how changes in US-Saudi ties have ripple effects …
labour movement in Lebanon
Power on hold
Häftad, 2024
371 kr
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The labour movement in Lebanon: Power on hold narrates the history of the Lebanese labour movement from the early twentieth century to today. Bou Khater demonstrates that trade unionism in the country has largely been a failure, for reasons including state interference, tactical co-optation, and …
Urbicide in Syria
A Postcolonial Understanding of Civil War
Inbunden, 2025
1227 kr
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This book provides an exhaustive analysis of the relationship between violence, urban space, and political subjectivity in Syria. It does so through an exploration of how urbicide, the violent destruction and alteration of the urban fabric, becomes a tool for the regime’s governmental and sovereign …
International Relations in a multipolar Middle East
Av Francesco Belcastro, Edward Wastnidge
Inbunden, 2025
1270 kr
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This volume explores the international relations of today's Middle East, a region that has become increasingly multi-polar. The tumult following the Arab Uprisings has expanded the arenas competed over by regional powers, global actors and non-state players. The United States, once seemingly intent …
Yemen
State, sect and tribe
Av Simon Mabon, Hadil Al-Mowafak
Inbunden, 2027
2119 kr
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This book offers a multidisciplinary analysis of the political, legal, economic, sociological, cultural and theological factors and their impact in shaping political machinations in Yemen. It seeks to challenge a number of prominent assumptions around the salience of sectarian difference as a …
Anatomy of an opposition
The struggle against sectarianism in postwar Lebanon
Inbunden, 2026
1227 kr
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Lebanon is known as a deeply divided society. The country’s political system divides power between Muslims and Christians, and sect-based identities shape social and political life. Yet, throughout its postwar period, Lebanon has also seen an increase in movements that oppose sectarian divisions. …
Qatar and Iran
Strategic hedging in small states foreign policy
Inbunden, 2027
615 kr
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How was the 2017 Qatar Blockade crisis shaped by the history of diplomatic relations between Qatar and Iran? What foreign policy strategies has Qatar adopted in response to this crisis? How can we better conceptualise the limits of the relations between Qatar and Iran?This book examines the …
Iraq's Shi'a warriors
From battlefield to parliament
Av Inna Rudolf
Inbunden, 2026
1227 kr
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By examining the PMU’s self-positioning as a pillar of Iraq’s defence infrastructure, this book offers a critical perspective on the prospects for Security Sector Reform (SSR) and highlights the limitations of externally driven Disarmament, Demobilisation, and Reintegration (DDR) efforts. It speaks …
Arab state after the uprisings
Theoretical and empirical reverberations
Av Bassel Salloukh, May Darwich m. fl.
Inbunden, 2026
2119 kr
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More than a decade after the uprisings, the Arab state is not the same. These uprisings revealed novel challenges to statehood and raised theoretical and empirical questions about the Arab state. Bringing together a wide range of scholars who have significant ties to the region, this volume …
Gulf monarchies after the Arab Spring
Threats and security
Häftad, 2026
364 kr
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The post-Arab Spring collapse of decades-old regimes inaugurated a decade of re-shaping for the geopolitical order in the Middle East and North Africa region. A multipolar disorder ensued, solidified by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Amid general bewilderment, …
Surviving repression
The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood after the 2013 coup
Häftad, 2026
597 kr
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Surviving repression tells the story of the Muslim Brotherhood following the 2013 coup d'état in Egypt. The Brotherhood gained legal recognition and quickly rose to power after the 2011 Arab uprisings, but its subsequent removal from office marked the beginning of the harshest repression of its …
Saudi Arabia and Qatar
Hegemony, power and crisis in the Gulf
Inbunden, 2027
1219 kr
Kommande
Saudi Arabia and Qatar offers a thorough analysis of post-Arab Spring Gulf politics, focusing on intra-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) dynamics and their regional impact. The book examines the actions and challenges faced by Qatar and Saudi Arabia in Syria and Egypt, while also exploring their power …
Romanticizing masculinity in Baathist Syria
Gender, identity, and ideology
Häftad, 2026
364 kr
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This book provides a novel analysis of the conceptual sources and ideological contours of the Assad regime. The book documents the Baathists’ fascination with Romanticized and 'muscular' ideas of the nation that emerged in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century European social philosophy, and traces …
Persian Gulf triangle
Strategic relations between Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United States
Häftad, 2026
364 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This book offers a nuanced snapshot of the complex geopolitical dynamics in the Persian Gulf, underlining the interaction between Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the US. Examining their interwoven relations since the 1970s, Luíza Cerioli's framework reveals how changes in US-Saudi ties have ripple effects …
