Beschreibung:
Halliday, Fred
Fred Halliday is Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics. His publications include Two Hours that Shook the World (2001) and Nation and Religion in the Middle East (2000).
Fred Halliday is one of the most authoritative scholars writing on the Middle East today. His book has been composed as an introduction to the subject for students, and those new to the field, with the objective of setting the Middle East within the broader context of contemporary international relations.
An introduction to the international relations of the Middle East by a leading scholar in the field.
Introduction; Part I. Concepts, States and Regions: 1. International relations of the Middle East: five approaches; 2. The making of foreign policy: states and societies; Part II. History: 3. The formation of the modern Middle East: global economy, state formation, world war; 4. The Cold War: global conflict, regional upheavals; 5. After the Cold War: the maturing of the 'Greater West Asian Crisis'; Part III. Analytic Issues: 6. Military conflict: war, revolt, strategic rivalry; 7. Modern ideologies: political and religious; 8. Challenges to the state: transnational movements; 9. International political economy: regional and global; Part IV. Conclusion: 10. The Middle East in international perspective.