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Faith misplaced
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Ussama Samir Makdisi |
Explores the change in relations between the United States and the Arab world, rejecting the common argument over civilization clash and claiming the western colonial movement and the creation of Isr… |
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Qatar
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Allen James Fromherz |
What role does Qatar play in the Middle East and how does it differ from the other Gulf states? How has the Al-Thani tribe shaped the history of modern Qatar? And how is a traditional tribal society … |
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The Second Arab awakening
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Marwan Muasher |
"This important book is not about immediate events or policies or responses to the Arab Spring. Instead, it takes a long, judicious view of political change in the Arab world, beginning with the firs… |
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False dawn
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Steven A. Cook |
In False Dawn, noted Middle East regional expert Steven Cook offers a sweeping narrative account of the past five years, moving from Turkey to Tunisia to Yemen to Iraq to Egypt and beyond, ultimately… |
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The Arab revolts
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David A. McMurray,Amanda Ufheil-Somers |
"These essays from Middle East report ... cover events in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, Syria, and Bahrain. Written for a broad audience of students, policymakers, media analysts, and general readers, the … |
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The fall of the Turkish model
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Cihan Tuğal |
"Just a few short years ago, the "Turkish Model" was being hailed across the world. The New York Times gushed that prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) had … |
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The fires of spring
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Shelly Culbertson |
"The "Arab Spring" all started when a young Tunisian fruit-seller set himself on fire in protest of a government official confiscating his apples without cause and slapping his face. The aftermath of… |
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Arguing Islam after the revival of Arab politics
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Nathan J. Brown |
Arguing Islam after the Rebirth of Arab Politics analyzes the politics of religion in the Arab world after the emergence of new public spheres over the past few decades. The book examines those spher… |
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Power Systems
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David Barsamian,Noam Chomsky |
"In this new collection of conversations, conducted from 2010 to 2012, Noam Chomsky explores the most immediate and urgent concerns: the future of democracy in the Arab world, the implications of the… |
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Rage for Order
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Robert F. Worth |
1 volume ; 20 cm |
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Arab Approaches to Conflict Resolution
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Frederic S. Pearson,Nahla Yassine-Hamdan |
"This book examines Arab approaches to mediation, negotiation and settlement of political disputes. This book proposes that two clusters of independent variables are potentially responsible for the d… |
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The closed circle
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David Pryce-Jones |
The author argues that modern Arab society is based in ancient tribal culture complicating its relationship with the West. |
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Water governance in the Arab region
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United Nations Development Programme. Regional Bureau for Arab States |
The current water situation in the Arab countries is alarming, with critical implications for the future of development in the region. The demand for water is increasing exponentially as a result of … |
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