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Nuclear Politics in Asia (2017)
Book
Kouhi Esfahani, M., & Mohammadighalehtaki, A. (Eds.). (2017). Nuclear Politics in Asia. Routledge

Socio-political entrepreneurship in Israel: the case of the Northern Islamic Movement (2017)
Preprint / Working Paper
Tauber, L. A. (2017). Socio-political entrepreneurship in Israel: the case of the Northern Islamic Movement

This paper examines the Northern Branch of the Islamic Movement in Israel by using ‘socio-political entrepreneurship’ as the analytical framework. While the notion of entrepreneurship originated in the field of economics, it has also taken hold in th... Read More about Socio-political entrepreneurship in Israel: the case of the Northern Islamic Movement.

The Middle East in the international system: improving, understanding and breaking down the international relations/area studies divide (2017)
Preprint / Working Paper
Fawcett, L. (2017). The Middle East in the international system: improving, understanding and breaking down the international relations/area studies divide

The year 2016 is a particularly timely one for a re-launch of the Institute for Middle East and Islamic Studies at Durham University. Events in the Middle East and North Africa continue to present huge challenges for regional and international order... Read More about The Middle East in the international system: improving, understanding and breaking down the international relations/area studies divide.

Islamism and Cultural Expression in the Arab World. (2015)
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Hamdar, A., & Moore, L. (Eds.). (2015). Islamism and Cultural Expression in the Arab World. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315726731

Whereas most studies of Islamism focus on politics and religious ideology, this book analyses the ways in which Islamism in the Arab world is defined, reflected, transmitted and contested in a variety of creative and other cultural forms. It covers a... Read More about Islamism and Cultural Expression in the Arab World..

The Female Suffering Body: Illness and Disability in Modern Arabic Literature. (2014)
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Hamdar, A. (2014). The Female Suffering Body: Illness and Disability in Modern Arabic Literature. Syracuse University Press

Although there is a history of rich, complex, and variegated representations of female illness in Western literature over the last two centuries, the sick female body has traditionally remained outside the Arab literary imagination. Hamdar takes on t... Read More about The Female Suffering Body: Illness and Disability in Modern Arabic Literature..

Parliament and the Process of Democratization in the Islamic Republic of Iran (2010)
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Pedram, A. (2010). Parliament and the Process of Democratization in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Ithaca

The quest for democracy has become a compelling issue in many developing countries in recent years, and Iran is no exception to this. However, many argue that democracy is unlikely to emerge in Iran in the near future, and base this assumption on the... Read More about Parliament and the Process of Democratization in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Globalization and Geopolitics in the Middle East: Old Games, New Rules (2007)
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Ehteshami, A. (2007). Globalization and Geopolitics in the Middle East: Old Games, New Rules. Routledge

The following text is taken from the publisher's website: "Examining globalization in the Middle East, this book provides a much needed assessment of the impact of globalization in the 'greater' Middle East, including North Africa, in the context of... Read More about Globalization and Geopolitics in the Middle East: Old Games, New Rules.

Economic Development in Saudi Arabia (2004)
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Wilson, R., Al-Salamah, A., Malik, M., & Al-Rajhi, A. (2004). Economic Development in Saudi Arabia. RoutledgeCurzon

The changing political situation in the Middle East poses challenges for the economies of the region, and some see none more vulnerable to collapse than Saudi Arabia's. Yet as this study demonstrates, the fundamentals of the Kingdom's economy are rel... Read More about Economic Development in Saudi Arabia.