Armies and state-building in the modern Middle East : politics, nationalism and military reform / by Stephanie Cronin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cronin, Stephanie, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nationalism--Middle East.

Nationalism.

Nation-building--Middle East.

Nation-building.

Middle East--Politics and government--20th century.

Middle East.

Middle East--Politics and government--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2013.

Summary:

"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 presents a clear and concise analysis of the nature of armies and the differing guises military reform has taken throughout the region. Covering the region from the birth of modern armies there in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries, to the military revolutions of the 1950s and 60s and on to the twenty-first century army-building exercises seen in Iraq and Afghanistan, Cronin provides a unique and vital presentation of the role of the military in the modern Middle East."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Introduction: Armies, State-building and Politics in the Middle East

Chapter 1: The Military Revolution in the Middle East

Chapter 2: Importing Modernity: European Military Missions to Qajar Iran

Chapter 3: Building and Rebuilding Afghanistan's Army

Chapter 4: The Iranian Army under Monarchy and Republic: State-building, Empire-building and Revolution

Chapter 5: Tribes, Coups and Princes: Building a Modern Army in Saudi Arabia

Conclusion

Notes

Select Biblography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780755608553

0755608550

9781786724410

1786724413

9781786734419

1786734419

OCLC:

1029488308