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The Middle East

Sixteenth Edition
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February 2023 | 1 088 pages | CQ Press
In the The Middle East, Sixteenth Edition, Ellen Lust brings important new coverage to this comprehensive, balanced, and superbly researched text. In clear prose, Lust and her outstanding contributors explain the landscape of this changing region by examining both regional trends and individual countries. The Sixteenth Edition adds a chapter on Sudan, and other country chapters have been streamlined and fully updated to reflect domestic, regional, and international changes of the past three years. This best-selling text offers a wealth of information to help readers not only comprehend more fully the world around them, but also recognize and formulate policies that can more successfully engage the vitally important Middle East.

 
Part I Overview
Michael Gasper
Chapter 1 The Making of the Modern Middle East
The Ottoman and Safavid Empires

 
Changing Contexts

 
The New Middle East

 
States, Nations, and Debates about the Way Forward

 
Al-Naksa and Its Ramifications

 
Mark Tessler
Chapter 2 The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Emergence of the Conflict

 
Consolidation of the Conflict

 
The Arab State Dimension

 
Reemergence of the Palestinian Dimension

 
Israel and the Territories

 
The Intifada

 
The Oslo Peace Process

 
New Actors, Continuing Conflict

 
A Paradigm Shift?

 
Ellen Lust
Chapter 3 States and Institutions
The State

 
Regime Types

 
Key Institutions

 
Understanding Regime Breakdown and Reform

 
Prospects for Democracy?

 
Robert Lee and Lihi Ben Shitrit
Chapter 4 Religion, Society, and Politics in the Middle East
Religious Diversity

 
Religiosity

 
State and Religion

 
Religion and Civil Society

 
Rabab El-Mahdi
Chapter 5 Citizen’s Participation: Actors, Arenas, & Dilemmas
Political Parties and Elections

 
Civil Society

 
Movements and Collective Action

 
Informal Participation: The Unaccounted

 
New Channels of Political Participation?

 
Valentine M. Moghadam
Chapter 6 Social Change in the Middle East
Social Change and Social Structure

 
Urbanization and Population Growth

 
Labor Force Growth, Employment Challenges, and Income Inequalities

 
Advances in Education

 
The Family, Family Law, and Sexuality

 
Dynamics of Social Change: Shifts in the Gender Regime?

 
After the Arab Spring: Changes in Attitudes and Value Orientations

 
Melani Cammett, Ishac Diwan, and Steven Heydemann
Chapter 7 The Political Economy of Development in the Middle East
Measuring Development in the Middle East

 
The Economic Costs of War and Conflict

 
Development Paths in the Middle East

 
1980 to 2011: The Retreat of the State and Rise of Crony Capitalism

 
Development Challenges in the Middle East

 
Marc Lynch
Chapter 8 International Relations
Conceptualizing the International Relations of the Middle East

 
Historical Periods

 
Conclusion: Potential Transformative Forces

 
 
Part II Profiles
Lahouari Addi
Chapter 9 Algeria
History of State Formation

 
Changing Society

 
Institutions and Governance

 
Actors, Opinions, and Participation

 
Religion and Politics

 
Protest and Social Conflict

 
Political Economy

 
International and Regional Politics

 
Tarek Masoud
Chapter 10 Egypt
History of State Formation

 
Institutions and Governance

 
Parties and Movements

 
Religion and Politics

 
Political Economy

 
Regional and International Politics

 
Mehrzad Boroujerdi
Chapter 11 Iran
History of State Formation and Political Change

 
Institutions and Governance

 
Elites, Public Opinion, Parties, and Elections

 
Social Changes and Challenges

 
Religion and Politics

 
Political Economy

 
Conflict

 
International Relations

 
Julia Choucair-Vizoso
Chapter 12 Iraq
History of State-Building: The Making of the Contemporary State

 
Social Change

 
Political Regimes and Governance

 
Political Participation

 
Regional and International Relations

 
Domestic Armed Conflict

 
Religion and Politics

 
Political Economy of Development

 
Lihi Ben Shitrit
Chapter 13 Israel
History of State-Building

 
Religion and Politics

 
Institutions and Governance

 
Political Participation: The Left–Right Spectrum, Political Parties, and Civil Society

 
Political Economy

 
Israel’s Regional and International Relations

 
Laurie A. Brand
Chapter 14 Jordan
The Making of the Contemporary State

 
Societal Changes and Challenges

 
Religion

 
Institutions and Governance

 
Actors, Opinion, and Participation

 
Political Economy

 
Regional and International Relations

 
Hesham Al-Awadi
Chapter 15 Kuwait
History and State-Building

 
Demographic and Social Transformation

 
Religion and Politics

 
Institutions and Governance

 
Domestic Conflict

 
Political Economy

 
Foreign Policy

 
Future Prospects

 
Paul Salem
Chapter 16 Lebanon
Making of the Contemporary State

 
The Civil War: 1975–1990

 
The Taif Agreement

 
The Postwar Period: 1990–2005

 
From the Syrian Withdrawal to the Arab Uprisings: 2005–2011

 
Surviving the Syrian Civil War: 2011–2018

 
Crisis and Collapse: 2019–Present

 
Societal Changes and Challenges

 
Institutions and Governance

 
Actors, Opinion, and Participation

 
Religion and Politics

 
Political Economy

 
Regional and International Relations

 
Jacob Mundy
Chapter 17 Libya
History of State-Building

 
The Political Economy of Development

 
Social Change

 
Political Institutions and Participation

 
Religion and Politics

 
Domestic Conflict and Rebel Governance

 
Regional and International Relations

 
Michael Herb
Chapter 18 The Lower Gulf States
Common Themes

 
The United Arab Emirates

 
Oman

 
Qatar

 
Bahrain

 
Saloua Zerhouni and Driss Maghraoui
Chapter 19 Morocco: Institutions under Monarchical Dominance
Historical Overview

 
Social Transformation and Challenges

 
Political Institutions

 
Political Economy

 
Regional and International Relations

 
Alaa Tartir and Benoît Challand
Chapter 20 Palestine
History of State-Building: The Creation of a Quasi State

 
Social Transformation: Displaced Elites and Fragmentation

 
Religion and Politics: Evolving Relations

 
Development of PA Institutions

 
Political Participation

 
Domestic Conflict: Fatah–Hamas Divide

 
Political Economy

 
Regional and International Relations: Wars on Gaza Instead of Peace Negotiations

 
Dina Al Sowayel
Chapter 21 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
State Formation: A Man for a Kingdom and a Kingdom for a Man

 
Oil! The Political Economy of Saudi Arabia

 
Political Implications of Oil

 
Changes and Challenges in Society

 
Institutions and Governance

 
Stakeholders, Their Politics, and How These Work in the Kingdom

 
Religion and Politics

 
International and Regional Politics

 
Politics and Domestic Conflict

 
Raymond Hinnebusch
Chapter 22 Syria
State Formation: History and Social Composition

 
Post-Independence Social and Political Change

 
Institutions and Governance

 
Political Struggles: Actors and Issues

 
Political Economy

 
Domestic Conflict and Rebel Governance

 
Regional and International Politics

 
Liv Tønnessen
Chapter 23 Sudan
History of State-Building/Formation

 
Political Economy

 
Oil, Conflict, and Secession of South Sudan

 
Khartoum’s Overexploitation of Sudan’s Regions

 
Nepotism, Corruption, and the Economic Position of the Security and Military

 
Changes and Challenges in Society

 
Institutions and Governance

 
Actors, Opinion, and Political Participation

 
Regional and International Politics

 
Religion and Politics

 
Islamism and the Emergence of Salafism

 
Intissar Kherigi
Chapter 24 Tunisia
Overview of Tunisia’s Transition

 
Interim Tensions

 
History of State-Building

 
Social Change in Tunisia

 
State Institutions and Governance

 
Actors and Participation

 
Religion, Society, and Politics in Tunisia

 
Political Economy

 
Foreign Relations

 
Domestic Conflict

 
Conclusion: Democratic Consolidation or Reversal?

 
Mine Eder
Chapter 25 Turkey
History of State Formation

 
Changing Society: Turkey’s Tumultuous Modernization and Contestations

 
Political Institutions, Governance, and Turkey’s Democratic Backsliding

 
Actors, Opinion, and Political Participation

 
Turkey’s Political Economy

 
Regional and International Relations

 
Sarah G. Phillips
Chapter 26 Yemen
The History of State-Building: Development of the Republic of Yemen

 
Societal Challenges

 
Institutions and Governance

 
Actors, Opinion, and Participation

 
Religion, Society, and Politics

 
Political Economy

 
International Relations and Security

 
Outlook

 
Key features

NEW TO THIS EDITION:

  • A new country study on Sudan examines its background and contemporary challenges.
  • Updated information and data throughout reflects recent changes and developments in the region.
  • Streamlined chapters improve the flow of the material and make the book more reader friendly.
  • New and updated maps help orient students to the region.
  • New photographs reinforce key points in the chapters and provide insight into the politics and society of each of the states highlighted throughout the book.
  • Enhanced instructor material assists in instruction and course preparation.

KEY FEATURES:

  • A time-tested and highly respected classroom resource, the book offers the most even-handed overview of the region. 
  • Comprehensive coverage of the domestic, regional and international aspects of the Middle East gives readers an appreciation for the enormous diversity across the region.
  • 18 country profiles written by authors with a wealth of experience provide a comprehensive, accessible, and balanced look at each of the region’s countries.
  • The volume is divided into two parts. The first, the Overview section, provides readers thematic overviews of the Middle East that introduce them to major issues that inform studies of the region, including the general trends, important exceptions, and a review of theoretical approaches and concepts. The second, Profiles, presents comprehensive studies of individual countries.
  • SAGE Edge provides students helpful tools, including eFlashcards, practice quizzes, and more, in one easy-to-use online environment. 
 

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