Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Politics
About the Book Series
This series is concerned with recent political developments in the region. It will have a range of different approaches and include both single authored monographs and edited volumes covering issues such as international relations, foreign intervention, security, political Islam, democracy, ideology and public policy.
Arab Minority Nationalism in Israel: The Politics of Indigeneity
1st Edition
By Amal Jamal
February 25, 2014
National minorities and their behaviour have become a central topic in comparative politics in the last few decades. Using the relationship between the state of Israel and the Arab national minority as a case study, this book provides a thorough examination of minority nationalism and ...
Israeli Nationalism: Social conflicts and the politics of knowledge
1st Edition
By Uri Ram
February 25, 2014
The question of nationalism centres around the political, social, and cultural ways by which the concept and practice of a nation is constructed, and what it means to its various bearers. This book examines the issue of Jewish-Israeli nationalism, combining a sociological study of national culture ...
The Iran-Iraq War: Antecedents and Conflict Escalation
1st Edition
By Jerome D. Donovan
February 25, 2014
In a tradition that dates back to the time of Thucydides, and the Peloponnesian War, the systematic examination of conflict and war has long been a preoccupation of political scientists seeking to resolve the enduring question: Why do wars occur? This study directly engages this question with a ...
Ethnic Politics in Israel: The Margins and the Ashkenazi Centre
1st Edition
By As'ad Ghanem
December 11, 2013
This book offers an analysis on contemporary Israeli democracy, examining in particular society and politics from the perspectives of the different ethnic groups outside of the Ashkenazi mainstream. The book explores the political expressions of the secondary groups in Israel (Mizrahim, Religious,...
Surveillance and Control in Israel/Palestine: Population, Territory and Power
1st Edition
Edited
By Elia Zureik, David Lyon, Yasmeen Abu-Laban
November 08, 2013
Surveillance is always a means to an end, whether that end is influence, management or entitlement. This book examines the several layers of surveillance that control the Palestinian population in Israel and the Occupied Territories, showing how they operate, how well they work, how they are ...
Turkey's Entente with Israel and Azerbaijan: State Identity and Security in the Middle East and Caucasus
1st Edition
By Alexander Murinson
August 06, 2013
With the end of the Cold War came a new political instability in Turkey and a shift in relations with the West, leading the government to adopt new foreign policies and forge alliances with neighbouring states. This book offers a detailed and comprehensive analysis of the evolution of the ...
Islamists and Secularists in Egypt: Opposition, Conflict & Cooperation
1st Edition
By Dina Shehata
June 24, 2013
In a detailed analysis of the continued survival of authoritarian governments in the Arab world, this book uses Egypt as a case study to address the timely and complex issue of democratization in the Middle East. This book examines how relations between different actors in the Egyptian opposition ...
Turkish Politics and the Rise of the AKP: Dilemmas of Institutionalization and Leadership Strategy
1st Edition
By Arda Can Kumbaracibasi
June 24, 2013
The Justice and Development Party (AKP) has been in power since 2002. This book is the first book-length analysis to chart the rise and development of the party from its Islamist roots through to government, analysing in particular its internal organisation and dynamics. Since its foundation ...
Political Succession in the Arab World: Constitutions, Family Loyalties and Islam
1st Edition
By Anthony Billingsley
March 07, 2013
Political succession is a key issue in the contemporary Middle East. In this new study the author examines the process and shows how respect for those in authority and tribal codes of loyalty have been far more influential in maintaining regimes than security institutions and political repression. ...
Holy Places in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Confrontation and Co-existence
1st Edition
Edited
By Marshall Breger, Yitzhak Reiter, Leonard Hammer
February 28, 2013
This book addresses the major generators of conflict and toleration at shared holy places in Palestine and Israel. Examining the religious, political and legal issues, the authors show how the holy sites have been a focus of both conflict and cooperation between different communities. Bringing ...
Intra-Jewish Conflict in Israel: White Jews, Black Jews
1st Edition
By Sami Shalom Chetrit
February 27, 2013
This is the first book in English to examine the Mizrahi Jews (Jews from the Muslim world) in Israel, focussing in particular on social and political movements such as the Black Panthers and SHAS. The book analyses the ongoing cultural encounter between Zionism and Israel on one side and Mizrahi ...
Politics and Violence in Israel/Palestine: Democracy versus Military Rule
1st Edition
By Lev Luis Grinberg
August 24, 2011
The Israeli regime is a paradox. Considered a democracy, it has no recognized borders and controls the majority of Palestinians by military rule, while the resistance of non-citizen Palestinians exerts major influence over politics and policies. Drawing on detailed academic research and a broad ...