Durham Modern Middle East and Islamic World Series
About the Book Series
The primary aim of this series is to publish original, high quality, research-level work, by both new and established scholars, on all aspects of the modern Middle East and Islamic world. Works of synthesis, reference books and edited collections will also be considered. Submissions from prospective authors are welcomed, and should be sent in the first instance to the series editor.
Afghanistan � Challenges and Prospects
1st Edition
Edited
By Srinjoy Bose, Nishank Motwani, William Maley
December 12, 2019
After decades of turmoil a new phase is opening up for Afghanistan, in which a new generation comes to the fore as many of the key players from earlier phases, including foreign interventionist powers, leave the scene. Although this new phase offers new possibilities and increased hope for ...
China's Presence in the Middle East: The Implications of the One Belt, One Road Initiative
1st Edition
Edited
By Anoushiravan Ehteshami, Niv Horesh
December 12, 2019
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s “One Belt, One Road” (OBOR) vision, heralded as an attempt to revive the pre-modern Silk Route, is intended to strengthen West Asia’s economic links with China through ambitious infrastructural projects. Central to this are fast-track rail links, funded by the ...
The Erasure of Arab Political Identity: Colonialism and Violence
1st Edition
By Salam Hawa
January 03, 2019
This book explores the long history of the evolution of Arab political identity, which predates the time of the Prophet Muhammad and is characterized by tolerance, compassion, generosity, hospitality, self-control, correct behaviour, equality and consensus. The author argues that present-day ...
Economic Development in Saudi Arabia
1st Edition
By Ahmed Al Rajhi, Abdullah Al Salamah, Monica Malik, Rodney Wilson
August 14, 2018
The changing political situation in the Middle East poses challenges for the economies of the region, and some see none more vulnerable to collapse than Saudi Arabia's. Yet as this study demonstrates, the fundamentals of the Kingdom's economy are relatively robust, as over three quarters of GDP is ...
Good Governance in the Middle East Oil Monarchies
1st Edition
Edited
By Martin Hetherington, Tom Pierre Najem
August 14, 2018
The concept of 'good governance' is of increasing importance, and is used by international organizations to ensure reasonable conformity to high standards in states which participate in the global trading regime and other international activities. This book examines the concept of good governance ...
Islamism and Globalisation in Jordan: The Muslim Brotherhood's Quest for Hegemony
1st Edition
By Daniel Atzori
January 12, 2018
This book explores the activities of the local Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan. It examines how the Brotherhood, working to establish an alternative social, political and moral order through a network of Islamic institutions, made a huge contribution to the transformation of Jordanian society. It ...
Lebanon and the Arab Uprisings: In the Eye of the Hurricane
1st Edition
Edited
By Maximilian Felsch, Martin Wählisch
January 12, 2018
The Arab uprisings have put Lebanon under increased strain. While the revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt caused limited reverberations, the war in Syria echoed in the fine-tuned political and confessional balance of Lebanon. Over one million refugees, equal to one-quarter of Lebanon’s population, ...
The Military in Post-Revolutionary Iran: The Evolution and Roles of the Revolutionary Guards
1st Edition
By Hesam Forozan
January 12, 2018
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, also known as the 'Sepah', has wielded considerable and increasing power in Iran in recent decades. Established in 1979 by Ayatollah Khomeini as a paramilitary organisation charged with protecting the nascent Islamic regime and countering the untrustworthy Imperial...
The Emerging Middle East-East Asia Nexus
1st Edition
Edited
By Anoushiravan Ehteshami, Yukiko Miyagi
January 03, 2018
As the economies of East Asia grow ever stronger, their need for energy resources increases, which in turn compels closer relations with the countries of the Middle East. This book examines the developing relations between the countries of East Asia, especially China and Japan, with the countries ...
Islam and Pakistan's Political Culture
1st Edition
By Farhan Mujahid Chak
October 12, 2017
This book explores the ideological rivalry which is fuelling political instability in Muslim polities, discussing this in relation to Pakistan. It argues that the principal dilemma for Muslim polities is how to reconcile modernity and tradition. It discusses existing scholarship on the subject, ...
Islamism and Cultural Expression in the Arab World
1st Edition
Edited
By Abir Hamdar, Lindsey Moore
October 12, 2017
Whereas most studies of Islamism focus on politics and religious ideology, this book analyses the ways in which Islamism in the Arab world is defined, reflected, transmitted and contested in a variety of creative and other cultural forms. It covers a range of contexts of production and reception, ...
Moroccan Foreign Policy under Mohammed VI, 1999-2014
1st Edition
By Irene Fernandez-Molina
October 12, 2017
This book presents a comprehensive survey of Moroccan foreign policy since 1999. It considers the objectives, actors and decision-making processes involved, and outlines Morocco's foreign policy activity in key areas such as the international management of the Western Sahara conflict and relations ...