Milton-Edwards, Beverley

Contemporary politics in the Middle East Beverley Milton-Edwards - 4th ed. - Cambridge : Polity Press, c2018. - xiv, 357 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.



Colonial rule : shaping the destiny of a region -- Nationalism : the quest for identity and power -- A very political economy -- Conflict and lack of peace -- Past, present and future politics : Islam -- The ephemerals of democracy in the Middle East -- Women : the invisible population -- Endangered species : ethnicity and minorities -- Them and us : the United States, EU, and Russia in the Middle East -- The Arab Spring and the new era of uncertainty.

The fourth edition of this dynamic and popular text provides a comprehensive introduction to contemporary politics in the Middle East.

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