State Formation and Identity in the Middle East and North Africa [electronic resource] /
Christie, K.editor.
Masad, M.editor.
For states in the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia, the "Arab Spring" has had different implications and consequences, stemming from the politics of identity and the historical and political processes that have shaped development. This book focuses on how these factors interact with globalization and affect state formation.
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Thinking about Identity and the State in the MENA; 1 State Formation, Religion, and Ethnicity in the Middle East and North Africa: An Overview; 2 Extra-Regional Interests, Authoritarian Elites, and Dependent State Formation in the Arab World; 3 The Interplay of Palestinian and Jordanian Identities in Re/Making the State and Nation Formation in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; 4 The Ikhwan Movement and Its Role in Saudi Arabia's State-Building; 5 The Post-14/02/11 Bahrain: A State in the Remaking
6 Muslims and Christians in Egyptian State Formation: A New Beginning in 2011?7 Religion, Ethnicity, and State Formation in Algeria: "The Berber" As a Category of Contestation; 8 The Free Patriotic Movement and Hizbullah Political Entente: A Paradigm Shift in Lebanese Identity and State Formation?; List of Contributors; Index
Includes index.
For states in the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia, the "Arab Spring" has had different implications and consequences, stemming from the politics of identity and the historical and political processes that have shaped development. This book focuses on how these factors interact with globalization and affect state formation.
Political sociology.
Middle East—Politics and government.
Globalization.
Political science.
Sociology.
Cultural studies.
Political Sociology.
Middle Eastern Politics.
Globalization.
Political Science.
Sociology, general.
Cultural Studies.