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The fourth edition of this dynamic and popular text provides a comprehensive introduction to contemporary politics in the Middle East. Fully revised and updated throughout, it features a new chapter on the Arab Spring and its aftermath, plus a wide range of vibrant case studies, data, questions for class discussion and suggestions for further reading. Purposefully employing a clear thematic structure, the book begins by introducing key concepts and contentious debates before outlining the impact of colonialism, and the rise and relevance of Arab nationalism in the region. Major political issues affecting the Middle East are then explored in full. These include political economy, conflict, political Islam, gender, the regional democracy deficit, and ethnicity and minorities. The book also examines the role of key foreign actors, such as the USA, Russia and the EU, and concludes with an in-depth analysis of the Arab uprisings and their impact in an era of uncertainty.--Back cover.

Middle East --- Moyen-Orient --- Politics and government --- Politique et gouvernement --- Middle East - Politics and government - 20th century --- Middle East - Politics and government - 21st century

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Arab-Israeli conflict --- Middle East --- Politics and government --- Middle East - Politics and government - 1945-1979

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MIDDLE EAST--POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT --- OPPOSITION (POLITICAL SCIENCE)--MIDDLE EAST --- AUTHORITARIANISM--MIDDLE EAST

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Middle East --- History --- Politics and government --- Middle East - History - 20th century --- Middle East - Politics and government

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The book dives into the socio-historical roots of the current ‘disintegration’ of the Yemeni state, proposing that it is the result of a long process of devaluation of the Yemeni economy through imperialistic means, in the historical era of Advanced American imperialism—starting in the 1970s—that is facing the rise of China since the 1980s. As the United States feels threatened by the blossoming of Chinese influence on the Red Sea and the strategic maritime straits of Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb, it is of utmost importance to understand the centrality of the war on Yemen. The disintegration of the Yemeni state since 2015, involving the disintegration of Yemeni sovereignty (in part through the fragmentation of the country), is a means of creating political chaos in a strategic country. The goal is to limit the growth of Chinese influence in the region of the Arab world, which threatens the financial superstructure of the global economic system based on the US dollar. Jude Kadri is a Professor at the Lebanese American University.

Politics --- politiek --- Middle East --- Middle East—Politics and government. --- Middle Eastern Politics.