A Companion to the History of the Middle East

A Companion to the History of the Middle East offers a fresh account of the multifaceted and multi-layered history of this region. A fresh account of the multifaceted and multi-layered history of the Middle East. Comprises 26 newly-commissioned essays by leading international scholars. Primarily focused on the modern and contemporary periods. Covers religious, social, cultural, economic, political and military history. Treats the region as four differentiated political units - Iran, Turkey, Israel and the Arab world. Includes a section on current issues, such as oil, urban growth, the role of women, and democratic human rights.

Youssef M. Choueiri is Reader in Islamic Studies at the University of Manchester. He has lectured on Middle Eastern history in the US and Australia, as well as in the UK. His previous publications include Islamic Fundamentalism (1997), Arab Nationalism (Blackwell Publishing, 2000), and Modern Arab Historiography (2003).

List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Maps
Notes on Contributors
Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction
The Formative Period of Islam
The Rise of Islam
The Islamic Conquests
The Caliphate
Cultural Traditions and Social Structure
The 'Ulama': Status and Function
Shi'ism
Historiography of Sufi Studies in the West
Imperial Structures and Dynastic Rule
Military Patronage States and the Political Economy of the Frontier, 1000-1250
The Mamluk Institution
North Africa: State and Society
A New Middle Eastern System
Ottoman and Safavid: States, Statecraft, and Societies, 1500-1800
Urban Life and Middle Eastern Cities: The Traditional Arab City
The Middle East and the New World Order
A Different Balance of Power: European Expansion and Local Responses
Colonialism, the Ottomas, the Qajars and the Struggle for Independence: The Rab World, Turkey, and Iran
Independence and Nation Building
Zionism and the Palestine Question
Nationalisms in the Middle East: The case of Pan-Arabism
Turkish and Iranian Nationalisms
Political Parties and Trade Unions
Political Life and the Military
Political Economy: From Modernization to Globalisation
Modern Issues and Contemporary Challenges
Islamic Urbanism, Urbanites, and the Middle East City
Oil and Development
Modernizing Women in the Middle East
Politics and Religion
Ethnonational Minorities in the Middle East: Berbers, Kurds, and Palestinians
Civil Society in the Middle East
The States-System in the Middle East: Origins, Development, and Prospects
Bibliography
Index
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A Companion to the History of the Middle East

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