{"id":467025,"date":"2018-02-27T12:15:55","date_gmt":"2018-02-27T12:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mecouncil.org\/?post_type=external-book&#038;p=467025"},"modified":"2022-09-21T09:34:46","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T09:34:46","slug":"contemporary-politics-in-the-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"external-book","link":"https:\/\/mecouncil-afkar.fuegodigitalmedia.qa\/en\/external-book\/contemporary-politics-in-the-middle-east\/","title":{"rendered":"Contemporary politics in the Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"book-cover-image\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-481740 size-book-thumbnail lazyautosizes lazyloaded alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brookings.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/milton-edwards.jpg?w=206&amp;crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"193px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brookings.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/milton-edwards.jpg?w=206&amp;crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 206w\" alt=\"Contemporary Politics in the Middle East\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brookings.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/milton-edwards.jpg?w=206&amp;crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brookings.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/milton-edwards.jpg?w=206&amp;crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 206w\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"desc_span\">The fourth edition of this dynamic and popular text provides a\u00a0comprehensive\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"desc_span\">introduction to contemporary politics in the Middle East. Fully revised\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"desc_span\">updated throughout, it features a new chapter on the Arab Spring and\u00a0its\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"desc_span\">aftermath, plus a wide range of vibrant case studies, data, questions for\u00a0class\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"desc_span\">discussion and suggestions for further\u00a0reading.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"desc_span\">Purposefully employing a clear thematic structure, the book begins\u00a0by\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"desc_span\">introducing key concepts and contentious debates before outlining the\u00a0impact\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"desc_span\">of colonialism, and the rise and relevance of Arab nationalism in the\u00a0region.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"desc_span\">Major political issues affecting the Middle East are then explored in\u00a0full.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"desc_span\">These include political economy, conflict, political Islam, gender, the\u00a0regional\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"desc_span\">democracy deficit, and ethnicity and minorities. The book also examines\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"desc_span\">role of key foreign actors, such as the USA, Russia and the EU,\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"desc_span\">concludes with an in-depth analysis of the Arab uprisings and their impact\u00a0in\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"desc_span\">an era of uncertainty.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":467026,"template":"","class_list":["post-467025","external-book","type-external-book","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","entry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mecouncil-afkar.fuegodigitalmedia.qa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/external-book\/467025","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mecouncil-afkar.fuegodigitalmedia.qa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/external-book"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mecouncil-afkar.fuegodigitalmedia.qa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/external-book"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mecouncil-afkar.fuegodigitalmedia.qa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/467026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mecouncil-afkar.fuegodigitalmedia.qa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=467025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}