The Government And Politics Of The Middle East And North Africa: Second Edition, Revised And Updated - Couverture rigide

Long, David E.; Reich, Bernard; Editors *

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0813303362 ISBN 13 : 9780813303369

Editeur : Westview Press, 1986

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Rapid social, economic, and political change is endemic to the Middle East and is often more revolutionary than evolutionary in nature. In many ways, the entire political landscape of the Middle East has been transformed in the past decade in the realm of both international relations and domestic politics: The collapse of the Soviet Union, the end of the cold war, and the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait have all had a profound effect on relations among states within the region and between those states and countries outside the region.In this revised edition, Long and Reich provide comprehensive and up-to-date analyses of many critical contemporary events and issues. The contributors explain how Desert Storm isolated Iraq and brought Syria back into the mainstream of Arab politics, contributing to the revival of the Arab-Israeli peace process. They also show how the return of a Labor government in Israel has allowed the peace process to go forward. Evaluating the economic costs of the Kuwait war and the continuing oil glut, the authors find that resulting changes in the domestic economies of the oil-producing states have created additional pressures for social and political change. The most profound change in government and politics, however, is the rise of Islam as the idiom of political discourse among moderates as well as extremists.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Bernard Reich is professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Gershon R. Kieval is senior analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency and adjunct professor at George Washington University.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Westview Press
• Date d'édition: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0813303362
• ISBN 13: 9780813303369
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 496