Politics of the Middle East

Description

How do you provide your students with the appropriate background information to understand politics in the Middle East?

• Comprehensive coverage captures the broad sweep of the region with all of its major cultures and conflicts, from ancient times to the present.
  • Teaches students about the history, geography, cultures, and religions of the Middle East.

• Boxed material with running poster heads highlights Religions, Cultures, Geography, and Key Concepts.
  • Illustrates for students important concepts and facts in an interesting visual manner, enabling better understanding.

How do you address current issues in your course?

• NEW- Updated information on the Iraq War.
• Discussion of the United States’ role in the region
• Discussion of democracy and the Middle East

 

For undergraduate Political Science courses on the Middle East, Comparative Politics, and International Relations.

 

A multi-disciplinary introduction to the Middle East, Politics in the Middle East provides an overview of history, geography, cultures, and religions and leads up to the region’s Twenty-first Century conflicts, including the Iraq War. With its emphasis on basic concepts and vocabulary, and its use of illustrative case studies, Politics of the Middle East provides an exciting tool for the basic understanding of this very complex region.

 

Is it important for students to have accurate and up-to-date information?

• Updated coverage on the Israel-Palestine conflict
• Updated coverage of the Iraq War

How do you help students understand political institutions and leaders that they haven’t encounter before?

• NEW “Domestic Structures” boxes to explain the political institutions and workings in several countries of the region.
• NEW  “Personalities” boxes  highlight key leaders throughout the history of the region, including Anwar Sadat, Yassir Arafat, and Ariel Sharon.

 

For undergraduate Political Science courses on the Middle East, Comparative Politics, and International Relations.

A multi-disciplinary introduction to the Middle East, Politics in the Middle East provides an overview of history, geography, cultures, and religions and leads up to the region’s Twenty-first Century conflicts, including the Iraq War. With its emphasis on basic concepts and vocabulary, and its use of illustrative case studies, Politics of the Middle East provides an exciting tool for the basic understanding of this very complex region.

PART I: CULTURES

CHAPTER 1: CIVILIZATION AND ITS CRADLE

CHAPTER 2:

THE BIRTH OF ISLAM

CHAPTER 3:

THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE

PART II ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICTS

CHAPTER 4:

ORIGINS OF THE ISRAEL-PALESTINE WAR

CHAPTER 5: THE VERY LONGWAR

CHAPTER 6:

IS PEACE POSSIBLE?

PART III THE NORTH

CHAPTER 7: TURKEY

CHAPTER 8: THE KURDS

PART IV THE RISE OF THE OIL KINGDOMS

CHAPTER 9: IRAN

CHAPTER 10: SAUDI ARABIA

CHAPTER 11: IRAQ AND KUWAIT

PART V CONFLICTS: THE GULF WARS

CHAPTER 12: THE IRANIAN REVOLUTION AND WAR WITH IRAQ

CHAPTER 13: THE FIRST GULF WAR

CHAPTER 14:

THE 2003 IRAQWAR AND AFTERMATH

PART VI ISLAMIC WARS?

CHAPTER 15:

MIDDLE EASTERN MODERNIZATION AND DEMOCRATIZATION

CHAPTER 16:

POLITICAL ISLAM AND TERRORISM

CHAPTER 17: THE UNITED STATES AND THE MIDDLE EAST