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Intellectual History of Turkish Nationalism
Between Turkish Ethnicity and Islamic Identity
Av Umut Uzer
Häftad, 2016
338 kr
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Turkish nationalism erupted onto the world stage in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, as first Greeks, then Armenians and other minority groups within the Ottoman Empire began to assert national identity and seek independence. Umut Uzer examines the ideological evolution and …
Islamic Activism
A Social Movement Theory Approach
Häftad, 2003
304 kr
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" . . . [Will] have an impact on two important fields of scholarship: social movement theory and the study of Islamic activist movements." —John Voll, Georgetown UniversityThis volume represents the first comprehensive attempt to incorporate the study of Islamic activism into social movement …
Media World of ISIS
Av Rosemary Pennington, Michael Krona
Inbunden, 2019
903 kr
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From efficient instructions on how to kill civilians to horrifying videos of beheadings, no terrorist organization has more comprehensively weaponized social media than ISIS. Its strategic, multiplatformed campaign is so effective that it has ensured global news coverage and inspired hundreds of …
Media World of ISIS
Av Rosemary Pennington, Michael Krona
Häftad, 2019
441 kr
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From efficient instructions on how to kill civilians to horrifying videos of beheadings, no terrorist organization has more comprehensively weaponized social media than ISIS. Its strategic, multiplatformed campaign is so effective that it has ensured global news coverage and inspired hundreds of …
Islam and Politics in the Middle East
Explaining the Views of Ordinary Citizens
Av Mark Tessler
Inbunden, 2015
567 kr
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Some of the most pressing questions in the Middle East and North Africa today revolve around the proper place of Islamic institutions and authorities in governance and political affairs. Drawing on data from 42 surveys carried out in fifteen countries between 1988 and 2011, representing the …
Group Conflict and Political Mobilization in Bahrain and the Arab Gulf
Rethinking the Rentier State
Inbunden, 2015
880 kr
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The oil-producing states of the Arab Gulf are said to sink or swim on their capacity for political appeasement through economic redistribution. Yet, during the popular uprisings of the Arab Spring, in Bahrain and all across the Arab Gulf, ordinary citizens showed an unexpected enthusiasm for …
Group Conflict and Political Mobilization in Bahrain and the Arab Gulf
Rethinking the Rentier State
Häftad, 2015
342 kr
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The oil-producing states of the Arab Gulf are said to sink or swim on their capacity for political appeasement through economic redistribution. Yet, during the popular uprisings of the Arab Spring, in Bahrain and all across the Arab Gulf, ordinary citizens showed an unexpected enthusiasm for …
Power and Change in Iran
Politics of Contention and Conciliation
Av Daniel Brumberg, Farideh Farhi
Inbunden, 2016
987 kr
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This volume provides an unparalleled and timely look at political, social, economic, and ideological dynamics in contemporary Iran. Through chapters on social welfare and privatization, university education, the role and authority of the Supreme Leader, the rule of law, the evolving electoral …
Power and Change in Iran
Politics of Contention and Conciliation
Av Daniel Brumberg, Farideh Farhi
Häftad, 2016
375 kr
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This volume provides an unparalleled and timely look at political, social, economic, and ideological dynamics in contemporary Iran. Through chapters on social welfare and privatization, university education, the role and authority of the Supreme Leader, the rule of law, the evolving electoral …
Muslim Democratic Parties in the Middle East
Economy and Politics of Islamist Moderation
Inbunden, 2016
987 kr
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A.Kadir Yildirim and other scholars have used the term "Muslim Democrat" to describe moderate Islamist political parties, suggesting a parallel with Christian Democratic parties in Europe. These parties (MDPs) are marked by their adherence to a secular political regime, normative commitment to the …
Muslim Democratic Parties in the Middle East
Economy and Politics of Islamist Moderation
Häftad, 2016
396 kr
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A.Kadir Yildirim and other scholars have used the term "Muslim Democrat" to describe moderate Islamist political parties, suggesting a parallel with Christian Democratic parties in Europe. These parties (MDPs) are marked by their adherence to a secular political regime, normative commitment to the …
Lure of Authoritarianism
The Maghreb After the Arab Spring
Av Stephen J. King, Abdeslam Maghraoui
Inbunden, 2019
987 kr
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The works collected in The Lure of Authoritarianism consider the normative appeal of authoritarianism in light of the 2011 popular uprisings in the Middle East. Despite what seemed to be a popular revolution in favor of more democratic politics, there has instead been a slide back toward …
Lure of Authoritarianism
The Maghreb After the Arab Spring
Av Stephen J. King, Abdeslam Maghraoui
Häftad, 2019
454 kr
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The works collected in The Lure of Authoritarianism consider the normative appeal of authoritarianism in light of the 2011 popular uprisings in the Middle East. Despite what seemed to be a popular revolution in favor of more democratic politics, there has instead been a slide back toward …
Spoiling and Coping with Spoilers
Israeli-Arab Negotiations
Av Galia Golan, Gilead Sher m. fl.
Inbunden, 2019
872 kr
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For as long as people have been working to bring peace to areas suffering long-standing, violent conflict, there have also been those working to spoil this peace. These "spoilers" work to disrupt the peace process, and often this disruption takes the form of violence on a catastrophic level. Galia …
Spoiling and Coping with Spoilers
Israeli-Arab Negotiations
Av Galia Golan, Gilead Sher m. fl.
Häftad, 2019
353 kr
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For as long as people have been working to bring peace to areas suffering long-standing, violent conflict, there have also been those working to spoil this peace. These "spoilers" work to disrupt the peace process, and often this disruption takes the form of violence on a catastrophic level. Galia …
Mental Health and Palestinian Citizens in Israel
Av Itzhak Levav, Muhammad M. Haj-Yahia m. fl.
Inbunden, 2019
1160 kr
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Minorities face particular social strains, and these are often manifested in their overall mental health. In Israel, just under a quarter of the citizens are Arab Palestinians, yet very little has been published exploring the spectrum of mental health issues prevalent in this population. The work …
Mental Health and Palestinian Citizens in Israel
Av Itzhak Levav, Muhammad M. Haj-Yahia m. fl.
Häftad, 2019
516 kr
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Minorities face particular social strains, and these are often manifested in their overall mental health. In Israel, just under a quarter of the citizens are Arab Palestinians, yet very little has been published exploring the spectrum of mental health issues prevalent in this population. The work …
Unexpected State
British Politics and the Creation of Israel
Inbunden, 2020
814 kr
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Cutting through assumptions about Britain's support for a "national home for the Jewish people" in the creation of British Palestine, Carly Beckerman explores why and how elite political battles in London inadvertently laid the foundations for the establishment of the State of Israel. Drawing on …
Unexpected State
British Politics and the Creation of Israel
Häftad, 2020
353 kr
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Cutting through assumptions about Britain's support for a "national home for the Jewish people" in the creation of British Palestine, Carly Beckerman explores why and how elite political battles in London inadvertently laid the foundations for the establishment of the State of Israel. Drawing on …
Sudan-Contested National Identities
Häftad, 1999
313 kr
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"This highly informative work digs into the intricate history of Sudanese politics. Lesch brings a welcome clarity to Sudan's tangle of political, ethnic, and religious problems by concentrating on the country's central dilemma: the inability of its leaders to negotiate a common definition of …
Area Studies and Social Science
Strategies for Understanding Middle East Politics
Av Mark Tessler, Jodi Nachtwey m. fl.
Häftad, 1999
219 kr
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"The volume edited by Mark Tessler addresses a set of critical issues confronting all social scientists whose field of inquiry is extra-American. . . . Tessler and his contributors succeed admirably in their goal." —American Historical ReviewHow should scholars construct knowledge about politics, …
Liberalization Against Democracy
The Local Politics of Economic Reform in Tunisia
Häftad, 2003
247 kr
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". . . a very important contribution to contemporary debates on economic and political reform in developing countries. Based on interviews King conducted himself, this is an honest, unvarnished examination and critique of propositions that are treated like gospel." —Lisa AndersonIn Liberalization …
New Media in the Muslim World, Second Edition
The Emerging Public Sphere
Av Dale F. Eickelman, Jon W. Anderson
Häftad, 2003
247 kr
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"It is difficult to imagine a more thoughtful, balanced, or comprehensive treatment of this extremely elusive and difficult subject." —Digest of Middle East StudiesThis second edition of a widely acclaimed collection of essays reports on how new media—fax machines, satellite television, and the …
Islam, Charity, and Activism
Middle-Class Networks and Social Welfare in Egypt, Jordan, and Yemen
Av Janine A. Clark, Mark Tessler
Häftad, 2004
261 kr
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Throughout the Middle East, Islamist charities and social welfare organizations play a major role in addressing the socioeconomic needs of Muslim societies, independently of the state. Through case studies of Islamic medical clinics in Egypt, the Islamic Center Charity Society in Jordan, and the …
Intifada Hits the Headlines
How the Israeli Press Misreported the Outbreak of the Second Palestinian Uprising
Av Daniel Dor
Häftad, 2004
219 kr
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In this nuanced and detailed study of newspaper reporting during the escalation of the second Intifada in the fall of 2000, Daniel Dor shows how real events are subject to distortion and manipulation by the media. In an analysis of the heart of Israel's media establishment—the newspapers Yediot …
New Old Damascus
Authenticity and Distinction in Urban Syria
Häftad, 2004
247 kr
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"[F]illed with rare encounters with Syria's oldest, most elite families. Critics of anthropology's taste for exoticism and marginality will savor this study of upper-class Damascus, a world that is urbane and cosmopolitan, yet in many ways as remote as the settings in which the best ethnography has …
Israeli and Palestinian Narratives of Conflict
History's Double Helix
Häftad, 2006
301 kr
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"An exciting and wide-ranging exploration of the myths and narratives that lie behind the unresolved Arab-Israeli and Israeli-Palestinian conflicts. . . . Anyone dedicated to the fullest possible understanding of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will want to read this volume cover to cover." —Neil …
Mellah of Marrakesh
Jewish and Muslim Space in Morocco's Red City
Häftad, 2006
289 kr
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"[The Mellah of Marrakesh] captures the vibrancy of Jewish society in Marrakesh in the tumultuous last decades prior to colonial rule and in the first decades of life in the colonial era. Although focused on the Jewish community, it offers a compelling portrait of the political, social, and …
Arab Public Sphere in Israel
Media Space and Cultural Resistance
Av Amal Jamal
Häftad, 2009
273 kr
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In this pathbreaking study, Amal Jamal analyzes the consumption of media by Arab citizens of Israel as a type of communicative behavior and a form of political action. Drawing on extensive public opinion survey data, he describes perceptions and use of media ranging from Arabic Israeli newspapers …
New Authoritarianism in the Middle East and North Africa
Häftad, 2009
287 kr
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Stephen J. King considers the reasons that international and domestic efforts toward democratization have failed to take hold in the Arab world. Focusing on Egypt, Tunisia, Syria, and Algeria, he suggests that a complex set of variables characterizes authoritarian rule and helps to explain both its …
