Middle East Politics

This book presents a snapshot of how the Syrian uprising developed in roughly the first two to three years (2011-2013) and addresses key questions regarding the domestic origins of the uprising and its early trajectory...

This book argues that the last thirteen years are best understood via the AK party’s interaction with the social-political realm. It focuses on criticism, dissent and opposition from prominent organized groups in Turkish society, which themselves represent significantly different traditions, ideolog..

The deep state ranks among the most critical issues in Turkish politics. This book offers a path dependent explanation of the emergence and trajectory of the deep state, traces its (in)formal sources in the Ottoman Empire, sheds light on the causal mechanisms at work in its functioning and the requi..

The deep state ranks among the most critical issues in Turkish politics. This book offers a path dependent explanation of the emergence and trajectory of the deep state, traces its (in)formal sources in the Ottoman Empire, sheds light on the causal mechanisms at work in its functioning and the requi..

This book provides a detailed analysis of the foreign policy and foreign aid strategies of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Exploring the cultural factors that have impacted on the foreign policy behaviour of the UAE and its foreign aid, the author argues that the country's foreign policy and foreign..

This book is a comprehensive empirical analysis of UN intervention in the Arab-Israeli conflict since  1947. In his structured and exhaustive analysis, the author presents a long term perspective on the UN intervention in the conflict and explains its evolution during the last sixty years...

This book, first published in 1978, establishes the political, social, economic and cultural heritage of the UAE and explains the formative issues in the development of the new state. From 1892 to 1971 the history of the Gulf was determined by the British presence...

This book, first published in 1978, establishes the political, social, economic and cultural heritage of the UAE and explains the formative issues in the development of the new state. From 1892 to 1971 the history of the Gulf was determined by the British presence...

This book charts the various processes of state formation and political and economic development that have enabled the UAE to emerge as a great regional power and major player in the post Arab Spring reordering of Middle East and North African Politics...

The large and rapidly increasing Muslim population of the USSR put an immense strain on the Soviet political system, dominated as it is by Russians. The problems were not confined to internal tensions between ethnic groups but extend also to relations with neighbouring Muslim states, as the invasion..

When this book was first published in 1958, Arabia was even then one of the least known corners of the globe. The foreigner was strictly forbidden from entering, except those with the Imam’s personal consent, and then under close supervision. To Hans Helfritz the only hope of seeing the forbidden ar..

When this book was first published in 1958, Arabia was even then one of the least known corners of the globe. The foreigner was strictly forbidden from entering, except those with the Imam’s personal consent, and then under close supervision. To Hans Helfritz the only hope of seeing the forbidden ar..