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The Arab World and Iran : a turbulent region in transition / edited by Amin Saikal.

Saikal, Amin, editor.
2016
DS63.1
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Title
The Arab World and Iran : a turbulent region in transition / edited by Amin Saikal.
ISBN
9781137559661 (electronic book)
1137559667 (electronic book)
9781137561244
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-55966-1
Published
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource.
Item Number
10.1057/978-1-137-55966-1 doi
9781137561244
Call Number
DS63.1
Dewey Decimal Classification
956.05/4
Summary
This volume focuses on interpreting the changing domestic and regional dynamics in the Arab world and Iran. Its chapters discuss an array of countries, events, actors, and issues - from an examination of the Arab Spring and the Tunisian democratic transition, to an exploration of the role of Saudi-Iranian geostrategic rivalry, to the impact of ethnic and sectarian politics in Syria, Iraq, and across the region. Chapters from expert contributors are organized into three parts. The first section of the volume covers the aspects and dynamics of change in the Arab world. The second examines the role of Islam, Islamism, Islamic governance, and sectarian and ethnic politics in the region. The third section focuses on Iranian domestic and regional politics. Yet the theme of transition is constant throughout as this multidisciplinary book draws connections across countries and events to not only inform about the prevailing regional situation, but also to invite readers to draw their own conclusions as to the future of the Middle East. Collectively the volume provides a fresh interpretation of the changing dynamics of the Arab world and Iran, unpacking the complexities of the disputes, conflicts, rivalries, failed goals, and processes of change and development that have made the Muslim Middle East so turbulent, directionless, and perpetually contested by both regional and international actors.
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Online resource, title from PDF title page (viewed on August 9, 2016).
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Saikal, Amin, editor.
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Middle East today.
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Print version: 9781137561244
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Chapter 1 The Middle East and North Africa: An Arena of Change and Transition?; Amin Saikal
Part I The Arab World: Prospects and Challenges in Transition
Chapter 2 Prospects for Democratization in the Middle East Post-Arab Spring; Fethi Mansouri
Chapter 3 The Post-Uprising Arab World and the West: Mythology and Cultural Challenges; Robert Bowker
Chapter 4 Political Economy Dynamics in the Arab Gulf States: Implications for Political Transition; Matthew Gray
Part II Islamism and Sectarian Politics
Chapter 5 Islam, Islamism, Muslims, and Governance: Beyond "Islam and Democracy"; Hisham Hellyer
Chapter 6 The Saudi 'Ulama and the Syrian Civil War; Raihan Ismail
Chapter 7 Sectarian and Ethnic Politics: The Syrian Conflict; Minerva Nasser-Eddine
Part III Iranian Domestic Politics and Regional Influence
Chapter 8 Iran's Syrian Foreign Policy Objectives; Shahram Akbarzadeh
Chapter 9 Iran's Relations with Afghanistan's National Unity Government; Bruce Koepke
Chapter 10 Iranian-Saudi Relations in a Changing Regional Environment; Amin Saikal
Chapter 11 Conclusion; Amin Saikal.

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