ABSTRACT

A longtime bestseller, Politics and Change in the Middle East employs a multidisciplinary approach to comprehensively and evenhandedly study the region‘s past, present, and future. Through politics, economics, culture, and history, this text offers a rugged analytical framework that familiarizes students with the Middle East and helps them to critically evaluate contemporary developments. Thematically organized, Politics and Change in the Middle East introduces students to the primary actors and issues that define the region and its role in world politics.

chapter 1|10 pages

Traditional Cultures of the Middle East

The Cradle of Civilization and Politics

chapter 2|17 pages

The Foundations of Islam

chapter 4|14 pages

Western Imperialism, 1800–1914 C.E.

chapter 5|17 pages

The Rise of the State System, 1914–1950

chapter 7|29 pages

Turning Points

chapter 9|31 pages

Political Elites

chapter 11|40 pages

The Economic Setting

chapter 15|23 pages

Did 9/11 Change Everything?