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.
Islam in the Eyes of the West: Images and Realities in an Age of Terror
1st Edition
Edited
By Tareq Y. Ismael, Andrew Rippin
August 16, 2011
From the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in New York to the Madrid and London bombings of 2004 and 2005, the presence of Muslim communities in the West has generated security issues and major political concern. The government, the media, and the general public have raised questions ...
Iraq, Democracy and the Future of the Muslim World
1st Edition
Edited
By Ali Paya, John L Esposito
August 15, 2011
Iraq, democracy and Islam are powerful global forces which shape not only many aspects of the lives of Muslims, but the lives of other citizens of the world as well. This book explores many of the challenging questions posed by the interconnections between these three forces, concentrating on ...
Palestinian Politics and the Middle East Peace Process: Consensus and Competition in the Palestinian Negotiating Team
1st Edition
By Ghassan Khatib
April 04, 2011
Eight years after the second Palestinian uprising, the Oslo accords signed in 1993 seem to have failed. The reasons for the failure continue to fascinate students, politicians, researchers and policymakers alike. This book explores one of the major aspects of the bilateral peace process – the ...
Iran-Europe Relations: Challenges and Opportunities
1st Edition
By Seyyed Hossein Mousavian
July 14, 2010
This book provides an assessment of relations between Iran and Europe, identifying the areas of common interest as well as the issues of conflict, whilst putting contemporary relations into their proper context with an account of their development since the early years of the twentieth century. ...
The Communist Movement in the Arab World
1st Edition
By Tareq Y. Ismael
May 14, 2009
This book examines the communist movement in the Arab world from the time of the Russian revolution until after the collapse of the Soviet Union. It traces the interaction of the world communist movement which was characterized by an uncritical acceptance of Marxism-Leninism, and local communists, ...
Globalization and Geopolitics in the Middle East: Old games, new rules
1st Edition
By Anoushiravan Ehteshami
December 01, 2008
Examining globalization in the Middle East, this book provides a much needed assessment of the impact of globalization in the ‘greater’ Middle East, including North Africa, in the context of the powerful geopolitical forces at work in shaping the region today. Written by a well-known authority in ...
Oman - The Islamic Democratic Tradition
1st Edition
By Hussein Ghubash
August 31, 2008
Oman is the inheritor of a unique political tradition, the imama (imamate), and has a special place in the Arab Islamic world. From the eighth century and for more than a thousand years, the story of Oman was essentially a story of an original, minority, movement: the Ibadi. This long period was ...
Islam Encountering Globalisation
1st Edition
Edited
By Ali Mohammadi
October 11, 2002
One of the greatest dilemmas facing Muslims today is the fact that Muslim culture is often seemingly incompatible with the culture of the modern Western world, and the features associated with it - technological progress, consumerism, and new electronic communication, all of which have the ...