Religion, democracy, and politics in the Middle East
By: edited by Daniel Byman, Marylena Mantas
Publisher: Academy of Political Science
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781884853098
Subjects: Politics and government; Democratization; Islam and politics; Foreign relations
Description: "Discusses religion, democracy, and politics in the Middle East in the early 21st century and highlights dilemmas and challenges for the future of the region"--Provided by publisher.
Table of contents: title: Dysfunction doctrines? Eisenhower, Carter, and U.S. military intervention in the Middle East / Jeffrey H. Michaels; title: Camp David rashomon: contested interpretations of the Israel/Palestine peace process / Myron J. Aronoff; title: Regime change in the Middle East: problems and prospects / Daniel Byman; title: Ideological change and Israel's disengagement from Gaza / Jonathan Rynhold and Dov Waxman; title: The rationality of radical Islam / Quintan Wiktorowicz and Karl Kaltenthaler; title: The demise of the PLO: neither diaspora nor statehood / Hillel Frisch; title: The future of Islam and U.S.-Muslim relations / John L. Esposito; title: The paradox of Islam's future / Raymond W. Baker.