Modern Middle East Change and Continuity

As potential war with Iraq looms and the Palestinian-Israeli crisis escalates, our need for expert knowledge and opinion about the Middle East could not be greater. This timely political history of the modern Middle East begins with the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and takes us right up to current events. Kamrava lays out the historical context of the Middle East of today - the rise and fall of the Ottomans; the trials of independence and state-building; the emergence and fiery spread of nationalism throughout the Middle East; the Arab-Israeli wars in 1967 and 1973; the Iranian revolution of 1978-79; and the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq War; and the Gulf War and its aftermath. The profound consequences of these events on contemporary politics in the Middle East are discussed in full, especially in regards to the overall nature of state-society relations within each country and intra-state relations between countries. In addition, three of the most important current political issues of the region are discussed separately"" the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the challenges to economic development, and the question of democracy. The book ends with an evaluation of the most important challenges the Middle East is facing at the present time and is likely to face in the coming decades.Kamrava, Mehran is the author of 'Modern Middle East Change and Continuity' with ISBN 9781889119496 and ISBN 1889119490.