Politics and Change in the Middle East: 10e [Paperback]

A longtime bestseller, Politics and Change in the Middle East employs a multidisciplinary approach to comprehensively and evenhandedly study the regions past, present, and future. Through politics, economics, culture, and history, this text offers a rugged analytical framework that familiarizes students with the Middle East and helps them to critically evaluate contemporary developments. Thematically organized, Politics and Change in the Middle East introduces students to the primary actors and issues that define the region and its role in world politics.Detailed Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Traditional Cultures of the Middle East: The -- of Civilization and Politics -- Chapter 2 The Foundations of Islam -- Chapter 3 The Political Legacy of Islam, 6321800 C.E. -- Chapter 4 Western Imperialism, 18001914 C.E. -- Chapter 5 The Rise of the State System, 19141950 -- Chapter 6 The Drive for Self-Determination, 19501990 -- Chapter 7 Turning Points -- Chapter 8 The Politics of Religion, Culture, and Social Life -- Chapter 9 Political Elites -- Chapter 10 Political Leadership in the Contemporary East -- Chapter 11 The Economic Setting -- Chapter 12 International Relations in the Middle -- 19451990 -- Chapter 13 International Relations in the Middle -- 19451990: The Regional Actors -- Chapter 14 The Middle East and the Changing -- Order: 19912001 -- Chapter 15 Did 9 /11 Change Everything? -- Glossary -- Index. Preface -- BRIEF CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- Politics and Conflict -- Approaches to Social Change -- Chapter 1 TRADITIONAL CULTURES OF THE MIDDLE -- THE CRADLE OF CIVILIZATION AND POLITICS -- Foundations of Social Diversity -- Ecological Diversity -- Nomads -- Peasants and Urbanites -- Ethnic and Religious Diversity -- Descent, Occupation, and Social Stratification -- The Patchwork of Pluralism: Two Historical Examples -- Unity in Diversity -- Family, Kinship, and Marriage -- Religion -- Chapter 2 THE FOUNDATIONS OF ISLAM -- Central Beliefs of Islam -- lS.