The Contemporary Middle East in an Age of Upheaval

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The Contemporary Middle East in an Age of Upheaval

Edited by: James L. Gelvin

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2021

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The US invasion of Iraq in 2003 and the Arab uprisings of 2010–11 left indelible imprints on the Middle East. Yet, these events have not reshaped the region as pundits once predicted. With this volume, top experts on the region offer wide-ranging considerations of the characteristics, continuities, and discontinuities of the contemporary Middle East, addressing topics from international politics to political Islam, hip hop to human security.

This book engages six themes to understand the contemporary Middle East—the spread of sectarianism, abandonment of principles of state sovereignty, the lack of a regional hegemonic power, increased Saudi-Iranian competition, decreased regional attention to the Israel-Palestine conflict, and fallout from the Arab uprisings—as well as offers individual country studies. With analysis from historians, political scientists, sociologists, and anthropologists, and up-to-date discussions of the Syrian Civil War, impacts of the Trump presidency, and the 2020 uprisings in Lebanon, Algeria, and Sudan, this book will be an essential guide for anyone seeking to understand the current state of the region.

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James L. Gelvin is Professor of History at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is the author of The New Middle East: What Everyone Needs to Know (2018) and The Modern Middle East: A History, now in its fifth edition (2020), among other books.

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"The Contemporary Middle East is a much-needed interdisciplinary study about the state of the Middle East in the early decades of the twenty-first century."—Arab Studies Quarterly --- "In the past two decades, the Middle East has faced an external invasion, civil wars and populist uprisings. Thus, it is fitting that a collection of Middle East scholars have come together to assess the future of this turbulent region."—Ray Takeyh, Survival: Global Politics and Strategy --- "A first-rate collection of analyses from leading scholars across a range of disciplines, The Contemporary Middle East in an Age of Upheaval is essential reading for anyone interested in how the Middle East has and has not changed since the uprisings of 2011."—Jillian Schwedler, Hunter College, CUNY --- "The essays in The Contemporary Middle East in an Age of Upheaval, edited by distinguished historian James Gelvin, are an indispensable guide to making sense of the Middle East's current disorder and future direction. A must-read for academics, policy makers, and informed general audiences."—Frederic Wehrey, Senior Fellow, Middle East Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

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Introduction: A New Middle East?
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James L. Gelvin
PART 1: Continuity and Change in the Neoliberal State of the Middle East
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1 Is There a New Middle East? What Has Changed, and What Hasn’t?
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Joel Beinin
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2 What Future for the Private Sector in the New Middle East?
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Ishac Diwan
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3 Education and Human Security: Centering the Politics of Human Dignity
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Laurie A. Brand
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4 Myths of Middle- Class Political Behavior in the Islamic Republic
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Kevan Harris
PART 2: Culture and Community in the New Middle East
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5 Poets of the Revolutions: Authoritarians, Uprisings, and Rappers in North Africa, 1990s– Present
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Aomar Boum
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6 Islamism at a Crossroads? The Diffusion of Political Islam in the Arab World
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Peter Mandaville
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7 Islamists before and after 2011: Assuming, Overlooking, or Overthrowing the Administrative State?
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Nathan J. Brown
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8 Homeland (Dis-)Engagement Processes among the New Syrian Diaspora
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Lindsay A. Gifford
PART 3: Old States, New Dilemmas
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9 Saudi Arabia: How Much Change?
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F. Gregory Gause
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10 Erdoğan, Turkish Foreign Policy, and the Middle East
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Henri J. Barkey
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11 The Syrian Civil War and the New Middle East
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James L. Gelvin
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12 State Building, Sectarianization, and Neo- Patrimonialism in Iraq
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Harith Hasan
PART 4: Global and Regional Dynamics of the New Middle East
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13 The Post- Uprising Transformation of International Relations in the Middle East and North Africa
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Fred H. Lawson
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14 Proxy War and the New Structure of Middle East Regional Politics
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Marc Lynch
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15 International Law, Use of Force, and the New Middle East
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Afterword: The Fourth Dream
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Index
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New Middle East; neoliberalism; proxy war; Islamism; Arab uprisings; human security; neo-patrimonialism

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For an expert adult audience, including professional development and academic research

The Contemporary Middle East in an Age of Upheaval

Overview

About this book

Author / Editor information

Reviews

Topics

Table of contents

Frontmatter

Contents

Contributors

Introduction: A New Middle East?

1 Is There a New Middle East? What Has Changed, and What Hasn’t?

2 What Future for the Private Sector in the New Middle East?

3 Education and Human Security: Centering the Politics of Human Dignity

4 Myths of Middle- Class Political Behavior in the Islamic Republic

5 Poets of the Revolutions: Authoritarians, Uprisings, and Rappers in North Africa, 1990s– Present

6 Islamism at a Crossroads? The Diffusion of Political Islam in the Arab World

7 Islamists before and after 2011: Assuming, Overlooking, or Overthrowing the Administrative State?

8 Homeland (Dis-)Engagement Processes among the New Syrian Diaspora

9 Saudi Arabia: How Much Change?

10 Erdoğan, Turkish Foreign Policy, and the Middle East

11 The Syrian Civil War and the New Middle East

12 State Building, Sectarianization, and Neo- Patrimonialism in Iraq

13 The Post- Uprising Transformation of International Relations in the Middle East and North Africa

14 Proxy War and the New Structure of Middle East Regional Politics

15 International Law, Use of Force, and the New Middle East

Afterword: The Fourth Dream

Notes

Index

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