Middle East Studies

Edited by Stuart A. Cohen, Aharon Klieman

The Routledge Handbook on Israeli Security provides an authoritative survey of both the historical roots of Israel’s national security concerns and their principal contemporary expressions. Following an introduction setting out its central themes, the Handbook comprises 27 independent chapters…

Hardback – 2018-11-07
Routledge

Edited by Suleiman A. Mourad, Naomi Koltun-Fromm, Bedross Der Matossian

Few cities around the world transcend their physical boundaries the way Jerusalem does. As the spiritual capital of monotheism, Jerusalem has ancient roots and legacies that have imposed themselves on its inhabitants throughout the centuries. In modern times, and aside from all the religious…

Hardback – 2018-10-31
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Edited by Dania Koleilat Khatib, Marwa Maziad

This book examines the changing image of the Arab Gulf States in the West. It addresses the question of perception in international relations and how the Arab States of the Gulf have pursued various endeavors to project themselves into Western imagination. The book chapters generate ideas on how…

Paperback – 2018-10-26
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UCLA Center for Middle East Development (CMED) series

Edited by Joel Peters, Rob Geist Pinfold

The State of Israel is an unlikely powerhouse in a troubled region. Since 1948, Israel has retained its status as a democratic state without interruption. An investor-friendly environment and skilled workforce have led to a thriving economy, whilst the Israel Defense Forces are one of the most…

Paperback – 2018-10-17
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Edited by Paul S Rowe

The Routledge Handbook of Minorities in the Middle East gathers a diverse team of international scholars, each of whom provides unique expertise into the status and prospects of minority populations in the region. The dramatic events of the past decade, from the Arab Spring protests to the rise of…

Hardback – 2018-10-02
Routledge

By Massimo Campanini

This book examines the philosophy of al-Ghazali, analysing his conception of God within Islamic theology. Seeking to contribute to the greater understanding of Muslim thought, it analyses his ‘orthodox’ theory, based on the notion that the spiritual struggle (jihad) and philosophical enquiry are…

Hardback – 2018-09-19
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Routledge Studies in Islamic Philosophy

Edited by Mehran Kamrava

The "Resource Curse" in the Persian Gulf systematically address the little studied notion of a "resource curse" in relation to the Persian Gulf by examining the historical causes and genesis of the phenomenon and its consequences in a variety of areas, including human development, infrastructural…

Hardback – 2019-10-08
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By Reeva Spector Simon

Incorporating published and archival material, this volume fills an important gap in the history of the Jewish experience during World War II, describing how the war affected Jews living along the southern rim of the Mediterranean and the Levant, from Morocco to Iran. Surviving the Nazi slaughter…

Paperback – 2019-10-07
Routledge

By John P. Entelis

This book incorporates the critical features of the external environment into an analysis that is principally directed at the kinds of policy alternatives available to Morocco for which culture and culturally related historic and domestic socioeconomic factors are most directly relevant.…

Hardback – 2019-10-02
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