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Pariah States and Sanctions in the Middle East
Timothy Niblock
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Description for Pariah States and Sanctions in the Middle East
Paperback. UN sanctions are a popular weapon in the international community - an effective means of bringing a transgressor state back in line. This book challenges this view in an analysis of the political, economic and psychological impact of sanctions on the Middle East's "pariah" states. Series: Middle East in the International System S. Num Pages: 241 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1HBL; 1HBS; JPSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 12. .
UN sanctions have become an increasingly popular weapon in the political armoury of the international community - a supposedly effective means, short of war, of bringing a transgressor state back in line. This book challenges this view in a dispassionate analysis of the political, economic and psychological impact of sanctions on the Middle East's ""pariah"" states. The author establishes two criteria for assessing the utility of sanctions: have they forced the countries concerned to stay within the framework of international law?; and how have they affected the development of those countries? He finds that, while sanctions have contained Iraq, Libya ... Read more
UN sanctions have become an increasingly popular weapon in the political armoury of the international community - a supposedly effective means, short of war, of bringing a transgressor state back in line. This book challenges this view in a dispassionate analysis of the political, economic and psychological impact of sanctions on the Middle East's ""pariah"" states. The author establishes two criteria for assessing the utility of sanctions: have they forced the countries concerned to stay within the framework of international law?; and how have they affected the development of those countries? He finds that, while sanctions have contained Iraq, Libya ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
Series
Middle East in the International System S.
Number of Pages
241
Place of Publication
Boulder, CO, United States
ISBN
9781588261076
SKU
V9781588261076
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About Timothy Niblock
Tim Niblock is professor of Arab Gulf studies and director of the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter. His numerous publications include Class and Power in Sudan: The Dynamics of Sudanese Politics, 1898-1985 and Political and Economic Liberalisation in the Middle East (coedited).
Reviews for Pariah States and Sanctions in the Middle East
This is an excellent book, well-written and full of insight and wisdom. Niblock provides an informed, accurate assessment of the political economies of Iraq, Libya, and to a lesser degree, Sudan. Equally important, he presents a skillfully constructed and cogently argued assessment of the impact of sanctions on the governments and peoples of these countries. - Ronald Bruce St John, ... Read more