Middle East Politics

Providing an account of the recent revolutions or reform movements that constituted part of the Arab Spring, this book focuses on these transformative processes in a North African context._x000D_ _x000D_ Whilst the longer term outcomes of the Arab Spring revolts are not entirely clear, the revolutio..

Drawing on primary research conducted in Egypt and across the world, this book analyzes the foundations and future of Egypt’s revolution. Considering the revolution as a process, it looks back over decades of popular resistance to state practices and predicts the waves still to come. It also confide..

This Handbook provides an overview of the political processes that shape the Mediterranean region in the contemporary context. It explores the issues of crucial importance to Mediterranean dynamics through a series of analytical sections that guide the reader towards a comprehensive understanding of..

This Handbook provides a multidisciplinary overview of one of the key political movements of our time. It examines theoretical and historical backgrounds, terrorism, strategy, case studies of Islamist movements in the developing world and the West, and the relationship with democracy and gender issu..

The self-immolation of Mohammed Bouazizi in Tunisia in December 2010 heralded the arrival of the ‘Arab Spring,’ a startling, yet not unprecedented, era of profound social and political upheaval. _x000D_ The meme of the Arab Spring is characterised by bottom-up change, or the lack thereof, and it's e..

This multidisciplinary Handbook provides a definitive overview of a range of themes within Kurdish studies. Topics covered include: Kurdish Studies in the US and Europe; Kurdish History and Culture; Economic Dimensions; Religion; Geography and Travel; Kurdish Women; the Kurdish situation in Turkey, ..

This book highlights the nexus between religion and politics through the process of classifying holy places, giving them meaning and interpreting their standing in religious and civil law, within governmental policy, and within international and local communities...

This book highlights the nexus between religion and politics through the process of classifying holy places, giving them meaning and interpreting their standing in religious and civil law, within governmental policy, and within international and local communities...

Saudi Arabia and Nuclear Weapons uses an "inside out" approach that emphasises the Saudis’ own national interests in relation to the nuclear threat, and their understanding of the role of nuclear weapons in defense, foreign policy and the concept of deterrence. It is the first study with comprehensi..

Saudi Arabia has recently committed itself to mediating in intra-national and international conflicts in the greater Middle East region. Saudi Arabian Foreign Relations provides a new insight on Saudi foreign policy and mediation in international relations. The book offers a detailed analysis of Sau..

Focusing on Egypt’s largest religious minority group, the Coptic Orthodox Christians, this book explores how national, ethnic and religious expressions of identity are interwoven in the narratives and usage of the press and Internet. It also offers insights into two of modern Egypt’s biggest politic..

Focusing on Egypt’s largest religious minority group, the Coptic Orthodox Christians, this book explores how national, ethnic and religious expressions of identity are interwoven in the narratives and usage of the press and Internet. It also offers insights into two of modern Egypt’s biggest politic..