02846cam a22003135a 4500999001700000005001700017008004100034020001800075040003700093043001200130082002000142100002500162245010500187250001300292260006500305300003900370504006700409505042300476520117200899650001002071651006302081651006302144651006402207651005702271653002202328700001902350942000802369952015502377  c27266d2723720190321103851.0180209s2018    enkb   frb    001 0 eng d  a9781138056275  aDGU/DLCbengcDGUdDLCdEG-ScBUE  aaw-----04a327.56bAKB2221 aAkbarzadeh, Shahram.10aMiddle East politics and international relations :bcrisis zone /cShahram Akbarzadeh, Kylie Baxter.  a1st. ed.  aAbingdon ;aNew York :bRoutledge / Taylor & Francis,c2018.  ax, 238 p. :bill. (maps) ;c24 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 222-231) and index.  aIntroduction : the colonial background -- The formation of the state of Israel -- The Arab-Israeli wars -- Palestinian politics : the failure of the peace process -- Ideologies and supra state identities -- The Iranian revolution and pan-shi'ism -- Playground for the superpowers -- The US-led "war on terror" -- The Arab uprisings -- The Syrian war and the rise of the "Islamic state" -- Iran coming out of isolation.  aThe Middle East has been defined by political crises for the last 100 years. In the political halls of power, the media, popular culture and the educational institutions of Western countries, the term the 'Middle East' conjures a confused imagery of religion, resources, foreign interference and politics that can be hard to untangle. This book provides a detailed contextualized exploration of the forces, internal and external, that have shaped today's Middle East. Each chapter acts as a stand-alone reading that includes history, context and contemporary implications in a chronological order. Topics explored include: - Imperialism in the Middle East - The formation of the state of Israel - The Arab-Israeli Wars - Palestinian Politics and the failure of the 'peace process' - The Iranian Revolution and pan-Shi'ism - Superpowers in the Middle East - The US-led 'War on Terror' - The Arab Uprisings - The Syrian War and the rise of the 'Islamic State' - US-Iran relations By rethinking the history of the region through the lens of recent developments, this book will be a core reference tool for students of Middle Eastern Politics and International Relations.  2BUEsh 7aMiddle EastxPolitics and governmenty20th century.2BUEsh 7aMiddle EastxPolitics and governmenty21st century.2BUEsh 7aMiddle EastxForeign relationsy20th century.2BUEsh932074 7aMiddle EastxForeign relationsy21st century.2BUEsh  bBUSBOLcMarch20191 aBaxter, Kylie.  2ddc  00102ddc40708AlahramaMAINbMAINc1STd2019-03-20ePurchaseg635.00h526l1m3o327.56 AKBp000043267r2025-07-15 00:00:00s2019-12-16v793.75yBB