Middle East politics and international relations crisis zone

Middle East politics and international relations crisis zone

The Middle East has been defined by political crises for the last 100 years. In the political halls of power, the media, popular culture and the educational institutions of Western countries, the term the 'Middle East' conjures a confused imagery of religion, resources, foreign interferenc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Akbarzadeh, Shahram (Author), Baxter, Kylie (Author)
Resource Type: Book
Language:English
Published: London Routledge Taylor & Francis Group 2018.
Subjects:
Middle East > Politics and government > 20th century.
Middle East > Politics and government > 21st century.
Middle East > Foreign relations > 20th century.
Middle East > Foreign relations > 21st century.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : the colonial background
  • The formation of the state of Israel
  • The Arab-Israeli wars
  • Palestinian politics : the failure of the peace process
  • Ideologies and supra state identities
  • The Iranian revolution and pan-shi'ism
  • Playground for the superpowers
  • The US-led "war on terror"
  • The Arab uprisings
  • The Syrian war and the rise of the "Islamic state"
  • Iran coming out of isolation.