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Colonial rule : shaping the destiny of a region -- Nationalism : the quest for identity and power -- A very political economy -- Conflict and lack of peace -- Past, present and future politics : Islam -- The ephemerals of democracy in the Middle East -- Women : the invisible population -- Endangered species : ethnicity and minorities -- Them and us : the United States, EU, and Russia in the Middle East -- The Arab Spring and the new era of uncertainty

"Islam in Spain has been transformed from a historical to a social matter in recent decades, attracting the attention of experts from a variety of disciplines. However, contributions to the field have been somewhat disperse. The multidisciplinary nature of the research done -mainly by specialists in Islamic Studies, Anthropology, Sociology and Law- has not been conducive to debates between specialists or to the publication of comprehensive works that recognize the wealth of views and findings. Observing Islam in Spain contains the keys to understanding current debates about the presence of Muslim citizens in Spain with regard to symbolism and public space, the law, ritual, the question of re-Islamization and the association-building and political participation of young people and women"--

Introduction: Subjects barbarian, monstrous and wild / Maria Boletsi and Tyler Sage -- Crisis, terrorism, and post-truth: processes of othering and self-definition in the culturalization of politics / Maria Boletsi -- The fall of Rome and rise of empire in Denys Arcand's Les Invasions barbares / Tyler Sage -- From Compton to Congress: the barbarians inside the gates: an exploration of Black subjectivity in Kendrick Lamar's To pimp a butterfly / Siebe Bluijs -- Barbarians in Istanbul: different approaches towards the urban transformation conundrum / Cansu Soyupak -- Deconstructing Caliban's genealogy of otherness in Aimé Césaire's Une tempête: the figuration of the barbarian, wild man, and cannibal in the Western literary canon / Giulia Champion -- Savage as living ghost: rethinking eurocentrism and decoloniality in The Revenant / Cui Chen -- Grotesque genius: the aesthetics of form and affect in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein / Andries Hiskes -- The monstrosity of the female artist in Dept. of Speculation, The Blazing World, and I Love Dick / Ruby de Vos -- Glamazons: queer barbarians in Heinrich von Kleist's Penthesilea and RuPaul's Drag race / Mareen Will -- Longboats, oak, and the dark days of the Northmen: Seamus Heaney's barbarisms in The secret of Kells / Tom Curran -- 'To appreciate the perfection of the machinery': rethinking the notion of barbarism in 'playful' Holocaust representation / Sophie van den Bergh

"Theology and the Political: Theo-political Reflections on Contemporary Politics in Ecumenical Conversation, edited by Alexei Bodrov and Stephen M. Garrett, is the fruit of Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant conversations from East and West concerning the retrieval of theological discourse for political praxis, theo-political structural analysis of secularity/post-secularity, and distinct political engagement from varying Christian traditions that not only offer political critique but criticism of its particular tradition. This edited volume is animated by the motif of political action as witness in a missional key and makes a unique interdisciplinary contribution to the field of political theology that invites further reflection on the gospel instantiated in various cultural contexts in light of the boundary-crossing nature of mission and theological discourse"--

"This comprehensive and engaging text explores contemporary Mexico's political, economic, and social development and examines the most important policy issues facing the country today. Readers will find this widely praised book continues to be the most current and accessible work available on Mexico's politics and policy"--

Change and continuity in Russian politics -- The Soviet system -- Perestroika and the fall of the USSR -- Yeltsin and the politics of crisis -- Putinism, reform and retrenchment -- Presidency and parliaments -- Russian federalism -- Political parties and opposition -- Elections and voters -- The new Russian political economy -- Russia and the world -- What kind of polity is Russia?

Machine generated contents note:1.Introduction --2.Capitalist Development in Iran: Continuity and Change --3.Oil, State, Power and Economy --4.Islam, Politics and Power in Transition: Prologue to the 1979 Revolution --5.Revolution: Theories and Practices --6.State and Political Forces in Post-Revolutionary Iran --7.The Dynamics of US-Iran Relations: Background, Evolution and Consequences --8.Regional Influence and Ambitions --9.Conclusion.

"A comprehensive, up-to-date introduction to China's politics and policies under Xi Jinping"--

Introduction -- On poverty in Russia -- Causes of poverty -- State in social policy -- Social welfare and combatting poverty as a female responsibility -- The role of civil society organisations in dealing with poverty -- The politics of poverty in contemporary Russia -- Appendix -- References -- Index

The making of Middle East politics / Michele Penner Angrist -- Contemporary dynamics -- Governments and oppositions / Mona El-Ghobashy and Michele Penner Angrist -- The impact of international politics / F. Gregory Gause III and Curtis R. Ryan -- Political economy / Pete W. Moore -- Civil society / Sheila Carapico -- Religion and politics / Jillian Schwedler -- Identity and politics / David Siddhartha Patel -- Gender and politics / Diane Singerman and Danielle Higgins -- Cases -- Algeria / Yahia H. Zoubir -- Egypt / Joshua Stacher -- Iran / Arang Keshavarzian -- Iraq / Fred H. Lawson -- Israel / Alan Dowty -- Jordan / Curtis R. Ryan -- Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates / Michael Herb -- Palestine / Nathan J. Brown -- Saudi Arabia / Gwenn Okruhlik -- Syria / Fred H. Lawson -- Turkey / Marcie J. Patton -- Conclusion -- Trends and prospects / Michele Penner Angrist.