The changing Middle East
Subtitle: a new look at regional dynamics
By: edited by Bahgat Korany
Edition: AUC Forum for International Affairs ed.
Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Cairo; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 282
ISBN-13: 9789774163531
Subjects: Politics and government; Social conditions
Description: In the era of globalization, change is the order of the day, but the conventional view of the Arab Middle East is that of a rigid and even stagnant region. Written by an international team of contributors, this book counters the static perception and focuses instead on regional dynamics.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-273) and index.
Table of contents: title: Looking at the Middle East differently : an alternative conceptual lens / Bahgat Korany; title: An attempt to evaluate the development of Arab civil society / Amani Kandil; title: Arab media over the past twenty years : opportunities and challenges / Rasha A. Abdulla; title: On the margins of defeat : a sociology of Arab intellectuals under  authoritarianism / Hazem Kandil; title: Women's empowerment hammers patriarchy : how big is the dent? / Ola AbouZeid; title: Continuity and change in Islamist political thought and behavior : the transformations of armed Islamist movements in Egypt and Algeria / Omar Ashour; title: Nonstate actors : a comparative analysis of change and development within Hamas and Hezbollah / Julie C. Herrick; title: The challenge of change and the necessity of social engineering / Bahgat Korany; title: Appendix : Data and comments on Middle East transformations : 1989-2009.