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The tragedy of the Middle East / Barry Rubin.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rubin, Barry M.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Middle East--Politics and government--1945-.
- Middle East.
- Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 287 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
- Summary:
- The Middle East has changed clearly, substantially, and dramatically during the last decade. Yet scholarly and public understanding lags far behind these recent events. Barry Rubin's historical and political summation of the region shows how events and ideas have both shaped and altered its character.
- Contents:
- The triumph of the "Old Middle East"
- Paradigm lost
- The regime's success, the nation's disaster
- Syria: the test case for reform
- Iran: the people versus the will of God?
- Force and violence in Middle Eastern politics
- The battle for the soul of Islam
- The Arab-Israeli conflict: foundation stone or millstone?
- The truth about U.S. Middle Eastern policy
- The uncivil society and the wall of lies.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0521806232
- OCLC:
- 49312530
- Online:
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