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Category : Middle East
Languages : en
Pages : 223
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Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, V. 482. Changing Patterns of Power in the Middle East
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Category : Middle East
Languages : en
Pages : 223
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Publisher:
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Category : Middle East
Languages : en
Pages : 223
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Changing Patterns of Power in the Middle East
Author: Thomas Naff
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Category : Arab countries
Languages : en
Pages : 232
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Category : Arab countries
Languages : en
Pages : 232
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The Clergy and the Modern Middle East
Author: Mohammad R. Kalantari
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1838605584
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
The Shi'i clergy are amongst the most influential political players in the Middle East. For decades, scholars and observers have tried to understand the balance of power between, Shi'i 'quietism' and 'activism'. The book is based on exclusive interviews with high-profile Shi'i clerics in order to reveal how the Shi'i clerical elite perceives its role and engages in politics today. The book focuses on three ground-breaking events in the modern Middle East: the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran, the 2003 Iraq War, and the 2006 July war in Lebanon. By examining the nature and evolution of a Shi'i clerical network the book finds that, far from there being strategic differences between 'quitest' and 'activist' clerics, Shi'i mujtahid statesmen matured, from 1979 in Iran to 2003 Iraq, by way of a pragmatism which led to a strong form of transnational and associated whole in Lebanon in 2006. In doing so, the book breaks down the established, and misleading, dichotomisation of the Shi'i clergy into 'quietists' and 'activists' and discovers that the decision of Shi'i clerical elites to become politically active or to stay out of politics are attributable to their ability to adapt to their political environments.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1838605584
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
The Shi'i clergy are amongst the most influential political players in the Middle East. For decades, scholars and observers have tried to understand the balance of power between, Shi'i 'quietism' and 'activism'. The book is based on exclusive interviews with high-profile Shi'i clerics in order to reveal how the Shi'i clerical elite perceives its role and engages in politics today. The book focuses on three ground-breaking events in the modern Middle East: the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran, the 2003 Iraq War, and the 2006 July war in Lebanon. By examining the nature and evolution of a Shi'i clerical network the book finds that, far from there being strategic differences between 'quitest' and 'activist' clerics, Shi'i mujtahid statesmen matured, from 1979 in Iran to 2003 Iraq, by way of a pragmatism which led to a strong form of transnational and associated whole in Lebanon in 2006. In doing so, the book breaks down the established, and misleading, dichotomisation of the Shi'i clergy into 'quietists' and 'activists' and discovers that the decision of Shi'i clerical elites to become politically active or to stay out of politics are attributable to their ability to adapt to their political environments.
The Middle East
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Category : Middle East
Languages : en
Pages : 240
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Category : Middle East
Languages : en
Pages : 240
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Social Media and the Islamic State
Author: Ella Minty
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 0429581777
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
This book examines how social media has transformed extremist discourse. Drawing on ISIS and their sophisticated use of social media platforms and PR concepts, it explores the ways in which the outfit was able to recruit, mobilise and spread fundamentalist propaganda in regions where it had little physical presence. One of the first studies to draw a link between international diplomacy, the rise of fundamentalism and public relations, this book will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of defence and strategic studies, especially those working on ISIS propaganda, Middle East Studies, media studies, digital humanities, communication studies, public relations and international relations, as well general readers.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 0429581777
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
This book examines how social media has transformed extremist discourse. Drawing on ISIS and their sophisticated use of social media platforms and PR concepts, it explores the ways in which the outfit was able to recruit, mobilise and spread fundamentalist propaganda in regions where it had little physical presence. One of the first studies to draw a link between international diplomacy, the rise of fundamentalism and public relations, this book will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of defence and strategic studies, especially those working on ISIS propaganda, Middle East Studies, media studies, digital humanities, communication studies, public relations and international relations, as well general readers.
US Foreign Policy and the Multinational Force in Lebanon
Author: Corrin Varady
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319539736
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
This book offers a fresh perspective on the impact of the US intervention in Lebanon in 1982 and the decision-making drivers that led the Reagan Administration into the Lebanese Civil War. Based on newly released archival materials from high level Washington officials such as President Reagan, Secretary of State Shultz and Secretary of Defense Weinberger, it argues that the failure of the Reagan Administration to accurately understand the complex political landscape of the Lebanese Civil War resulted in the US-led Multinational Force becoming militarily intertwined in the conflict. This book challenges the notion that Reagan deployed US Marines under the ideals of international peacekeeping, asserting that the US Administration hoped that the Multinational Force would create the political capital that Reagan needed to strengthen the US’ position both in the Middle East and globally. Ultimately, the peacemakers were forced to withdraw as they evolved into antagonists. A case study in the foreign policy doctrines of key Washington decision-makers throughout the 1980s, this project is perfect for any International Relations scholar or interested reader seeking to understand the links between the mistakes of the Reagan Administration and contemporary US interventions in the Middle East.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319539736
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
This book offers a fresh perspective on the impact of the US intervention in Lebanon in 1982 and the decision-making drivers that led the Reagan Administration into the Lebanese Civil War. Based on newly released archival materials from high level Washington officials such as President Reagan, Secretary of State Shultz and Secretary of Defense Weinberger, it argues that the failure of the Reagan Administration to accurately understand the complex political landscape of the Lebanese Civil War resulted in the US-led Multinational Force becoming militarily intertwined in the conflict. This book challenges the notion that Reagan deployed US Marines under the ideals of international peacekeeping, asserting that the US Administration hoped that the Multinational Force would create the political capital that Reagan needed to strengthen the US’ position both in the Middle East and globally. Ultimately, the peacemakers were forced to withdraw as they evolved into antagonists. A case study in the foreign policy doctrines of key Washington decision-makers throughout the 1980s, this project is perfect for any International Relations scholar or interested reader seeking to understand the links between the mistakes of the Reagan Administration and contemporary US interventions in the Middle East.
Changing Patterns of Power in the Middle East
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ISBN: 9780803924857
Category : Arab-Israeli conflict
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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ISBN: 9780803924857
Category : Arab-Israeli conflict
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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PAIS Bulletin
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Category : Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 1392
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Category : Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 1392
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America's Confrontation with Revolutionary Change in the Middle East, 1948-83
Author: William Stivers
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349083984
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 141
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Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349083984
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 141
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The Changing Patterns of Power in the Middle East
Author: Pierre Rondot
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Languages : en
Pages : 221
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Languages : en
Pages : 221
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