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Fragile politics : weak states in the greater Middle East

Kamrava, Mehran, 1964- editor, Georgetown University. Center for International and Regional Studies

Overview

\"The 2011 Arab uprisings precipitated the relatively quick collapse of a number of Middle Eastern states once perceived as invincible. The Tunisian and Egyptian states succumbed to revolutionary upheavals early on, followed by that of Qadhafi's Libya. Yemen's President Saleh was also eventually forced to give up power. A bloody civil war continues to rage in Syria. These uprisings highlighted weaknesses in the capacity and legitimacy of states across the Arab Middle East. This book provides a comprehensive study of state weakness-or of 'weak states'-across the Greater Middle East. No other book examines the subject of weak states in the Middle East. Fragile Politics begins with laying the theoretical framework for the study of weak states, examining the theoretical controversies surrounding the topic, the causes and characteristics of weak states, and their consequences for the Middle East. It then looks at a series of case studies, examining various themes within the study of weak states in relation to each case study.\" -- Publisher's description

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Subject: 2000-2099 / Failed states Middle East. / Political stability Middle East. / Nation-building Middle East. / Failed states. / Nation-building. / Political stability. / Politics and government. / Middle East Politics and government 21st century. / Middle East.
• ISBN: 9780190246211, 0190246219

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
DS63.18.F73 2016	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE