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The Levant in Turmoil: Syria, Palestine, and the Transformation of Middle Eastern Politics
Martin Beck (Ed.)
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Description for The Levant in Turmoil: Syria, Palestine, and the Transformation of Middle Eastern Politics
Hardback. In light of the ongoing Syrian civil war, the advancement of the 'Islamic State' (IS) in both Syria and Iraq, and the intractable Israeli-Palestinian conflict, this book raises the question of whether the developments in the Levant might lead not only to regime change, but to a fundamental alteration of its entire state system. Editor(s): Beck, Martin; Jung, Dietrich; Seeberg, Peter. Series: Future of Minority Studies. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; JPA; JPH; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 430.
Since the early weeks of the so-called Arab Spring, high hopes for democratic, social, and political change in the Middle East have been met with varying degrees of frustration. In the sub-region of the Levant, regional uprisings have turned to violent conflict in places such as Syria, Iraq, and the Gaza Strip. In Syria, popular unrest has caused enormous human suffering in one of the most brutal civil wars the region ever has witnessed, yet the international community has shown an appalling inability to act. Taking the war in Syria as its central point of reference, this book raises the ... Read more
Since the early weeks of the so-called Arab Spring, high hopes for democratic, social, and political change in the Middle East have been met with varying degrees of frustration. In the sub-region of the Levant, regional uprisings have turned to violent conflict in places such as Syria, Iraq, and the Gaza Strip. In Syria, popular unrest has caused enormous human suffering in one of the most brutal civil wars the region ever has witnessed, yet the international community has shown an appalling inability to act. Taking the war in Syria as its central point of reference, this book raises the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Future of Minority Studies
Condition
New
Weight
430g
Number of Pages
226
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137537225
SKU
V9781137537225
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99-15
About Martin Beck (Ed.)
Martin Beck is Chair of Contemporary Middle East Studies at the University of Southern Denmark, Odense. He has published extensively on Middle Eastern affairs. Dietrich Jung is Professor and Head of Department at the Centre for Contemporary Middle East Studies, University of Southern Denmark. He has published widely on wars and conflicts in the Middle East, ... Read more
Reviews for The Levant in Turmoil: Syria, Palestine, and the Transformation of Middle Eastern Politics
A collection of nine scholarly essays by prominent experts, The Levant in Turmoil: Syria, Palestine, and the Transformation of Middle Eastern Politics is a multidisciplinary work about how the ongoing Syrian civil war is transforming the geography, history, and culture of the Levant. ... The Levant in Turmoil: Syria, Palestine, and the Transformation of Middle Eastern Politics will be of ... Read more