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Armies and State-building in the Modern Middle East: Politics, Nationalism and Military Reform
Stephanie Cronin
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Paperback. Focusing on Iran, Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia, Armies, Tribes and States in the Middle East presents a clear and concise analysis of the nature of armies and the differing guises military reform has taken throughout the region. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 514.
The uprisings of 2011, which erupted so unexpectedly and spread across the Middle East, once again propelled the armies of the region to the centre of the political stage. Throughout the region, the experience of the first decade of the twenty-first century provides ample reason to re-examine Middle Eastern armies and the historical context which produced them. By adding an historical understanding to a contemporary political analysis, Stephanie Cronin examines the structures and activities of Middle Eastern armies and their role in state- and empire-building. Focusing on Iran, Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia, Armies, Tribes and States in the Middle East ... Read more
The uprisings of 2011, which erupted so unexpectedly and spread across the Middle East, once again propelled the armies of the region to the centre of the political stage. Throughout the region, the experience of the first decade of the twenty-first century provides ample reason to re-examine Middle Eastern armies and the historical context which produced them. By adding an historical understanding to a contemporary political analysis, Stephanie Cronin examines the structures and activities of Middle Eastern armies and their role in state- and empire-building. Focusing on Iran, Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia, Armies, Tribes and States in the Middle East ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780767406
SKU
V9781780767406
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About Stephanie Cronin
Stephanie Cronin is Lecturer in the Faculty of Oriental Studies at the University of Oxford. She is the author of Shahs, Soldiers and Subalterns: Opposition, Protest and Rebellion in Modern Iran, 1921-1941 and The Army and the Creation of the Pahlavi State in Iran, 1910-1926 (I.B.Tauris).
Reviews for Armies and State-building in the Modern Middle East: Politics, Nationalism and Military Reform
'Stephanie Cronin is to be congratulated on the inclusion of subaltern history and the fine analysis she provides here...This is a very important book and clearly the historical understanding is essential in current-day discourse on the behaviour of Middle Eastern armies.' Dr. Claudia Prestel, University of Leicester This is a timely and important book, contributing to our ... Read more