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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.

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Authoritarianism --- Autoritarisme --- Arab countries --- Middle East --- Etats arabes --- Moyen-Orient --- Politics and government --- Politique et gouvernement --- Authoritarianism - Arab countries --- Authoritarianism - Middle East --- Arab countries - Politics and government - 21st century --- Middle East - Politics and government - 21st century

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Middle East --- Western countries --- Moyen-Orient --- Occident --- Politics and government --- Foreign relations --- Politique et gouvernement --- Relations extérieures --- Middle East - Politics and government - 21st century --- Middle East - Foreign relations - Western countries --- Western countries - Foreign relations - Middle East

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"From the founding of Islam in the seventh century, there had always been a dominant Muslim empire, or "caliphate." But in 1924, the Ottoman Caliphate was formally abolished. Since then, there has been an ongoing struggle to establish a legitimate political order in the Middle East. At the center of that struggle is the vexing problem of religion and its role in political life. In Islamic Exceptionalism, Brookings Institution scholar and acclaimed author Shadi Hamid offers a novel and provocative argument on how Islam is, in fact, "exceptional" in how it relates to politics, with profound implications for how we understand the future of the Middle East. With unprecedented access to Islamist activists and leaders across the region, Hamid argues for a new understanding of how Islam and Islamism shape politics - and how the practice of politics shapes Islam. Despite the hopes of the Arab Spring, ideological and religious polarization has actually worsened. Divides among citizens aren't just about power but are products of fundamental disagreements over the very nature and purpose of the modern nation state. Drawing on hundreds of hours of interviews across the region, Hamid examines different models of reckoning with the problem of religion and state, including the terrifying - and alarmingly successful - example of ISIS. Offering a panoramic and ambitious interpretation of the region's descent into violence, Islamic Exceptionalism is a vital contribution to our understanding of Islam's past and present, and its outsized, exceptional role in modern politics. We don't have to like it; but we have to understand it, because it will continue to be a force that shapes not just the region, but the West as well, in the coming decades"--

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Arab Spring, 2010 --- -Revolutions --- Political violence --- Islam and politics --- Printemps arabe, 2010 --- -Révolutions --- Violence politique --- Islam et politique --- History --- Histoire --- Middle East --- Moyen-Orient --- Politics and government --- Politique et gouvernement --- Révolutions --- -Révolutions --- -Revolutions - Middle East - History - 21st century --- Political violence - Middle East - History - 21st century --- Islam and politics - Middle East - History - 21st century --- Middle East - Politics and government - 21st century