Middle East Politics

This reissue (1985), in exploring the past, present and possible futures of Bahrain and the Gulf, attempts to describe the nature of its transformation. It estimates to what extent Bahrain has merely an outward appearance of modernity, and explores the conflicts between the compelling power of moder..

This reissue (1985), in exploring the past, present and possible futures of Bahrain and the Gulf, attempts to describe the nature of its transformation. It estimates to what extent Bahrain has merely an outward appearance of modernity, and explores the conflicts between the compelling power of moder..

This is an absorbing and authentic account, first published in 1986, of the history and traditional way of life of the Al-Dhafir bedouins of north-eastern Arabia, based on a study of their traditions, Arabic historical annals and the reports of western travellers over the past two hundred years...

This is an absorbing and authentic account, first published in 1986, of the history and traditional way of life of the Al-Dhafir bedouins of north-eastern Arabia, based on a study of their traditions, Arabic historical annals and the reports of western travellers over the past two hundred years...

Beyond Coercion..

This volume offers refined theoretical models and approaches which are attuned to the new dynamics and contradictions of a wide range of regionalist projects in the contemporary Middle East. Case studies of the most important regional organizations in different policy fields offer comprehensive over..

This book examines the reasons behind the current political and social chaos in Yemen. Comparing recent history with current events, it provides essential historical background to understanding the situation as in large part an expression of authoritarian rule...

This book examines the reasons behind the current political and social chaos in Yemen. Comparing recent history with current events, it provides essential historical background to understanding the situation as in large part an expression of authoritarian rule...

This report, first published in 1985, was compiled by members of the People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen (South Yemen) and is an interesting historical document. Because of the PDRY’s own political orientation the leadership, when it came to power, sought help, advice and assistance from other Com..

China’s foreign policy in the Arab world is important because it reflects China’s general foreign policy. In this study, first published in 1981, the author draws upon a wealth of previously unpublished and inaccessible material to analyse Chinese attitudes in three cases: the two Arab liberation mo..

Using case studies covering the MENA region, this book looks at how the relationships within and between clientelist and patronage networks changed before 2011. The book assesses how these changes contributed to the destabilization of the established political and social order, and how they affected..

This book surveys the main conflicts and insurgencies in recent Middle East history, focusing mainly on the period since the 1980s and taking a historical-analytical approach...