Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Society
About the Book Series
This new series seeks to examine the various developments and changes in contemporary Middle East society. From a variety of disciplinary approaches it includes books on issues such as globalization, the impact of economic, religious and political change on people’s lives, the family and gender relations in the region.
Israeli Identity: Between Orient and Occident
1st Edition
Edited
By David Tal
January 12, 2018
For many years before and after the establishment of the state of Israel, the belief that Israel is a western state remained unchallenged. This belief was founded on the predominantly western composition of the pre-statehood Jewish community known as the Yishuv. The relatively homogenous membership...
Education in Afghanistan: Developments, Influences and Legacies Since 1901
1st Edition
By Yahia Baiza
December 08, 2017
A comprehensive and up to date study of the history of education in Afghanistan since 1901, this book demonstrates how modern education emerged and charts its fluctuating process of development, regression and destruction. Combining historical and contemporary analysis of key international and&...
The War in Darfur: Reclaiming Sudanese History
1st Edition
By Anders Hastrup
June 08, 2015
No other crisis in Africa has received as much attention in the West during the past 10 years as the war in Darfur, yet the underlying complexities of the war and the background to the crisis remains poorly understood by scholars, activists and aid workers. This anthropological study of the war in...