Politics and Government in the Middle East and North Africa
by Tareq Y. Ismael
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"A concise and accessible introduction to the area, suitable for students of politics, history or international relations and a useful source of chronological and factual information for anyone interested in the region."--Cambridge Review of International Affairs Contents Foreword by Tim Niblock Part I. The Dynamics of the Region 1. Introduction, by T. & J. Ismael 2. The Burden of History, by T. & J. Ismael 3. The Heritage of Islam, by T. & J. Ismael 4. The Legacy of show more Nationalism, by T. & J. Ismael Part II. The Northern Belt 5. The Republic of Turkey, by Walter Weiker 6. The Islamic Republic of Iran, by Marvin Zonis and Cyrus Amir Mokri Part III. The Fertile Crescent 7. The Republic of Iraq, by T. & J. Ismael 8. The Arab Republic of Syria, by R. Hrair Dekmejian 9. The Republic of Lebanon, by Nassif Hitti 10. The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, by Kamel S. Abu Jaber 11. The State of Israel, by Walter Weiker 12. Palestine and the Palestinian Question, by T. & J. Ismael Part IV. The Nile Valley 13. The Arab Republic of Egypt, by T. & J. Ismael 14. The Republic of Sudan, by Ann Mosely Lesch Part V. The Arabian Peninsula 15. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, by Richard H. Pfaff 16. The Republic of Yemen, by Manfred W. Wenner , Tareq Ismael, and Jacqueline Ismael 17. The Arab Gulf States, by T. & J. Ismael Part VI. North Africa 18. Socialist People's Libyan Arab Great Jamahiriyah, by T. & J. Ismael 19. The Maghrib, by Bahgat Korany Tareq Y. Ismael is professor of political science and Jacqueline S. Ismael is professor of social welfare at the University of Calgary. show lessMembers
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Tareq Y. Ismael is Professor of Political Science at the University of Calgary, Canada, President of the International Centre for Contemporary Middle East Studies at Eastern Mediterranean University, North Cyprus, and the Secretary-General of the International Association of Middle Eastern Studies.
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- Politics and Government, Nonfiction, History
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- 320.956 — Society, government, & culture Political science Types of Government Political situation and conditions Asia Middle East
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- DS63.1 .P674 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania Asia History of Asia Middle East. Southwestern Asia. Ancient Orient. History
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