Preface |
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Brief Contents |
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Introduction |
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Politics and Conflict |
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Approaches to Social Change |
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Chapter 1 Traditional Cultures of the Middle East: The Cradle of Civilization and Politics |
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Foundations of Social Diversity |
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3 | (5) |
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3 | (1) |
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4 | (1) |
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5 | (1) |
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Ethnic and Religious Diversity |
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6 | (1) |
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Descent, Occupation, and Social Stratification |
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6 | (1) |
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The Patchwork of Pluralism: Two Historical Examples |
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7 | (1) |
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8 | (3) |
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Family, Kinship, and Marriage |
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9 | (1) |
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10 | (1) |
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Chapter 2 The Foundations of Islam |
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11 | (17) |
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12 | (2) |
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The Five Pillars of Islam |
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12 | (1) |
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13 | (1) |
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13 | (1) |
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14 | (2) |
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The Social Setting of Mecca |
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16 | (2) |
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The Confessional Religions |
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17 | (1) |
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18 | (5) |
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20 | (1) |
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The Koran's Social Regulations |
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20 | (1) |
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21 | (1) |
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Jihad and the Djimmi System |
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22 | (1) |
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Five Popular Misconceptions about Islam |
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23 | (3) |
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Islam as an Exotic Religion |
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23 | (1) |
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Islam as a Militant Religion |
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23 | (1) |
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Islam as an Intolerant Religion |
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24 | (1) |
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Islam as an Ultraconservative Religion |
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25 | (1) |
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Islam as a Sexist Religion |
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25 | (1) |
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26 | (2) |
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Chapter 3 The Political Legacy of Islam, 632--1800 C.E. |
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28 | (18) |
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The Establishment of the Islamic State |
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29 | (1) |
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The Golden Age of the Caliphate |
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30 | (3) |
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Mongol Destruction and the Rebirth of the Empire |
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33 | (3) |
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34 | (2) |
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Growth and Decline in the Islamic State |
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36 | (2) |
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38 | (1) |
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The Political Role of the Ulema |
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38 | (1) |
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39 | (1) |
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40 | (1) |
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41 | (1) |
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Islam and Radical Politics |
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42 | (2) |
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42 | (1) |
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43 | (1) |
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43 | (1) |
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43 | (1) |
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44 | (1) |
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Diversity in Islamic Political Thought |
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44 | (2) |
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Chapter 4 Western Imperialism, 1800--1914 C.E. |
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46 | (14) |
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47 | (1) |
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48 | (2) |
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Tanzimat Period (1839--1876) |
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48 | (2) |
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50 | (3) |
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53 | (1) |
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54 | (1) |
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55 | (4) |
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56 | (3) |
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59 | (1) |
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Chapter 5 The Rise of the State System, 1914--1950 |
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60 | (17) |
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The McMahon-Husein Correspondence |
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61 | (3) |
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62 | (1) |
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World Zionist Organization |
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63 | (1) |
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64 | (2) |
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64 | (1) |
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65 | (1) |
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66 | (3) |
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Wafd Party and Muslim Brotherhood |
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67 | (1) |
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68 | (1) |
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69 | (1) |
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69 | (3) |
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70 | (1) |
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70 | (2) |
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72 | (3) |
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75 | (2) |
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Chapter 6 The Drive for Self-Determination, 1950--1990 |
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77 | (37) |
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78 | (11) |
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Suez Canal Crisis and the Israeli War (1956) |
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79 | (1) |
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80 | (1) |
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Jordan, Lebanon, and Iraq |
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81 | (8) |
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Iran, the Gulf States, and Petroleum |
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89 | (7) |
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90 | (1) |
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Iranian Revolutionary Government |
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91 | (2) |
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Iraq-Iran War: 1980--1988 |
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93 | (1) |
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Saudi Arabia's Political Stability |
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94 | (1) |
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95 | (1) |
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96 | (1) |
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96 | (11) |
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97 | (2) |
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99 | (3) |
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Israel and the Border States |
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102 | (1) |
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The 1956 Arab-Israeli War |
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103 | (1) |
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The 1967 Arab-Israeli War |
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104 | (1) |
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The 1973 Arab-Israeli War |
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104 | (2) |
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The 1982 Invasion of Lebanon |
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106 | (1) |
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The Palestinians and the 1988 Uprising |
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107 | (5) |
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109 | (3) |
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112 | (2) |
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114 | (29) |
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114 | (1) |
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115 | (2) |
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117 | (1) |
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118 | (2) |
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120 | (5) |
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International Organizations |
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123 | (2) |
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125 | (8) |
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126 | (2) |
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128 | (2) |
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Political Legitimacy in the Gulf |
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130 | (3) |
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From Oslo to Jerusalem to Gaza |
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133 | (9) |
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142 | (1) |
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Chapter 8 The Politics of Religion, Culture, and Social Life |
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143 | (29) |
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144 | (3) |
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Politics of Culture in Islamic History |
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145 | (1) |
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Colonialism and Cultural Politics |
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146 | (1) |
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The Contemporary Politics of Islam |
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147 | (3) |
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Turkey: Radical Westernization and the Durability of Islam |
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150 | (3) |
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Egypt: The Labyrinth of Possibilities |
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153 | (4) |
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157 | (4) |
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Iran and the Islamic Republic |
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161 | (4) |
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164 | (1) |
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165 | (6) |
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Sexual Equality in Islam: The Modernist Interpretation |
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165 | (1) |
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Sexual Inequality in Islamic Tradition |
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166 | (1) |
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167 | (1) |
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Women in the Islamic Revival |
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168 | (3) |
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171 | (1) |
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Chapter 9 Political Elites |
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172 | (31) |
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Traditional, Transitional, and Technically Modernizing Elites |
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175 | (13) |
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176 | (2) |
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178 | (1) |
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179 | (3) |
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182 | (2) |
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184 | (1) |
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184 | (1) |
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185 | (1) |
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185 | (2) |
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187 | (1) |
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188 | (14) |
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190 | (2) |
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192 | (2) |
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194 | (1) |
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195 | (2) |
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197 | (2) |
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199 | (3) |
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202 | (1) |
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Chapter 10 Political Leadership in the Contemporary Middle East |
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203 | (31) |
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203 | (5) |
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205 | (3) |
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208 | (4) |
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209 | (3) |
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Modern Bureaucratic Leadership |
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212 | (3) |
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Anwar Sadat and Hosni Mubarak |
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213 | (2) |
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Consequences of Leadership Styles |
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215 | (1) |
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215 | (4) |
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Modern Bureaucratic States |
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219 | (9) |
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228 | (4) |
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Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini |
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228 | (3) |
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231 | (1) |
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232 | (2) |
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Chapter 11 The Economic Setting |
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234 | (40) |
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237 | (1) |
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Organization of Economic Activity |
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238 | (9) |
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240 | (2) |
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242 | (1) |
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243 | (2) |
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245 | (2) |
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Liberalization and Globalization |
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247 | (1) |
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Land Distribution Policies |
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247 | (5) |
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249 | (1) |
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249 | (1) |
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250 | (1) |
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250 | (2) |
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252 | (1) |
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253 | (3) |
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256 | (7) |
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256 | (3) |
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259 | (2) |
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261 | (2) |
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263 | (2) |
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265 | (7) |
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265 | (2) |
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267 | (1) |
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268 | (4) |
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272 | (2) |
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Chapter 12 International Relations in the Middle East, 1945--1990 |
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274 | (19) |
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The Great-Power System and The Middle East |
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277 | (1) |
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278 | (9) |
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278 | (1) |
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278 | (2) |
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280 | (1) |
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281 | (1) |
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281 | (1) |
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282 | (5) |
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287 | (2) |
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289 | (2) |
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291 | (1) |
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Chapter 13 International Relations in the Middle East, 1945--1990: The Regional Actors |
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293 | (30) |
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Palestinian International Action |
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297 | (3) |
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300 | (2) |
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Nuclear Arms and Regional Politics |
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301 | (1) |
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Foreign Policies of Egypt Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Israel |
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302 | (20) |
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302 | (3) |
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Egyptian Foreign Policy under Sadat and Mubarak |
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305 | (2) |
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Saudi Arabian Foreign Policy |
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307 | (5) |
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312 | (2) |
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Foreign Policy of the Iranian Revolution |
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314 | (3) |
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317 | (5) |
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322 | (1) |
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Chapter 14 The Middle East and the Changing International Order: 1991--2001 |
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Dimensions of the Emerging International Order |
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325 | (1) |
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The Middle East in the Emerging International Order |
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326 | (10) |
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327 | (3) |
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Multinational Actors in the Conflict |
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330 | (1) |
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The Middle East at the End of Desert Storm |
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Desert Storm as Indicator of New International Realities |
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332 | (4) |
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The Arabs and the Israelis |
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336 | (7) |
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339 | (4) |
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Superpowers and Great Powers |
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343 | (3) |
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350 | (1) |
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Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia |
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Chapter 15 DID 9/11 Change Everything? |
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356 | (23) |
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357 | (3) |
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359 | (1) |
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360 | (2) |
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362 | (3) |
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365 | (1) |
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366 | (6) |
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371 | (1) |
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372 | (2) |
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376 | (1) |
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377 | (1) |
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A Clash of Civilizations? |
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377 | (1) |
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378 | (1) |
Glossary |
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Index |
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