Governments and politics of the Middle East in the twentieth century
In: Van Nostrand political science series
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In: Van Nostrand political science series
In: The Fletcher forum of world affairs, Band 17, Heft 2, S. 59
ISSN: 1046-1868
In: The Modern Muslim World
1. Middle East Christianity in World Society: A Historical-Sociological Perspective on the Past and Present of Global/Local Entanglements -- 2. Eastern Christian Subjectivities and Islam's Hegemony in the Arab World -- 3. Between Communalism and State-building: Lebanon's Christians and the New Arab Disorder -- 4. "Modernization in the Name of God": Christian Missionaries, Global Modernity, and the Formation of Modern Subjectivities in the Middle East -- 5. World Society Contexts of the Politics of Being Christian in the Middle East -- 6. Sectarianism and Terrorism: The Libya Beheadings and ISIS Violence Against Egypt's Copts -- 7. Pilgrim Popes: How the Catholic Church Makes a Difference in World Society and the Middle East.
In: The Jerusalem journal of international relations, Band 13, Heft 3, S. 34-44
ISSN: 0363-2865
World Affairs Online
In: MERIP Middle East report: Middle East research and information projekt, MERIP, Band 16, S. 3-30
ISSN: 0888-0328
In: Journal of Third World studies: historical and contemporary Third World problems and issues, Band 28, Heft 2, S. 329-330
ISSN: 8755-3449
In: The Middle East journal, Band 56, Heft 3, S. 532-537
ISSN: 0026-3141
Preface -- Introduction : the Middle East and North Africa in comparative perspective / Sean L. Yom -- Syrian Arab Republic / Thomas Pierret -- Republic of Lebanon / William Harris -- Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan / Curtis R. Ryan -- State of Israel / Mira Sucharov and Hamed Mousavi -- Palestine / Glenn E. Robinson -- Republic of Turkey / Henri J. Barkey and Omer Taspinar -- Republic of Iraq / Ariel I. Ahram -- Islamic Republic of Iran / Mark Gasiorowski -- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia / Sebastian Maisel -- Eastern Arabian states : Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and Oman / Jill Crystal -- Republic of Yemen / Stacy Philbrick Yadav -- Arab Republic of Egypt / Joshua Stacher -- State of Libya / Karim Mezran -- Republic of Tunisia / Lindsay J. Benstead -- People's Democratic Republic of Algeria / Azzedine Layachi -- Kingdom of Morocco / Gregory W. White
World Affairs Online
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Where the Light Is Liquid -- Killing the Caliphate -- The King's Game -- The Queen and the Rooks: America, Iran, and Egypt -- The Ottoman Bishop: Turkey -- The West's Bishop: Israel -- The Knights: China and Russia -- Afterword -- Back Cover.
In: Westview special studies on the Middle East
In: Proceedings of the Academy of Political Science, Band 31, Heft 2, S. 111
In: Proceedings of the Academy of Political Science, Band 31, S. 111-122
ISSN: 0065-0684
This paper aims to analyze religion's roles related to the political activities in the contemporary Middle East. Constructivism is a framework that offers the way to understand the phenomenon. Constructivism provides a place for the influence of non-material factors such as the value, identity, and purpose of actor behavior in politics. In this article, the author examines through two levels of analysis, ie state level and regional level. At the state level, Islamic political ideology grows in a modern state and often confronts democracy. The debate over the application of Islamic law, the involvement in elections, and the adaptation of Islamic justice principles and the principle of equality are the discourses that characterize political activity in the Middle East. At the regional level, Islam exerts impact in foreign policy in the region. The regional tensions between Sunni and Shiite groups, the resistance in the context of jihad, and the emergence of ISIS are part of the conflict that contributes to regional instability. These political behaviors shows that Islam is not a religion with a single interpretation.Keywords: Islam, Middle East, constructivism, modern states, foreign policy
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