Regional security in the Middle East [electronic resource] : a critical perspective / Pinar Bilgin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bilgin, Pinar, 1971-

Series:

RoutledgeCurzon advances in Middle East and Islamic studies ; 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Security, International.

National security--Middle East.

National security.

Middle East--Foreign relations.

Middle East.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 246 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2005.

Summary:

Pinar Bilgin provides a comprehensive study of the past, present and future of security in the Middle East. She also considers the question of identity formation, explores the consequences of a particular identity as well as a perspective on the future of the Middle East as a security community.

This is an accessible yet critical analysis of regional security in the Middle East. Using a non-realist approach, Bilgin provides a comprehensive study of the past, present and future of security in the region. She also considers the question of identity formation, explaining how and why various regional representations came into being, and explores the consequences of a particular identity. Finally, the author presents alternative future scenarios and their implications including a critical security studies perspective on the future of the Middle East as a security community. This is an accessible yet critical analysis of regional security in the Middle East. Using a non-realist approach, Bilgin provides a comprehensive study of the past, present and future of security in the region. She also considers the question of identity formation, explaining how and why various regional representations came into being, and explores the consequences of a particular identity. Finally, the author presents alternative future scenarios and their implications including a critical security studies perspective on the future of the Middle East as a security community.

Contents:

Introduction 1. Pasts, Presents and Futures of Security Part 1: Pasts 2. Representations of the Middle East During the Cold War 3. Practices of Security During the Cold War Part 2: Presents 4. Representations of the Middle East in the Post Cold War Era 5. Practices of Security in the Post Cold War Era Part 3: Futures 6. Alternative Futures for Security in the Middle East. Conclusion

Notes:

Formerly CIP.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [216]-241) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-34241-1