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  1. The Discourse of Palestinian-Israeli Relations

    Persistent Analytics and Practices

    Edited by Sean F. McMahon

    Series: Middle East Studies: History, Politics & Law

    Many observers have portrayed the Oslo Process as a milestone in the peacemaking process between Palestinians and Israelis. In this controversial and groundbreaking new work, McMahon challenges the interpretation of the Oslo Process as a breakthrough or new beginning in Palestinian-Israeli...

    Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge

  2. The Foreign Policies of the European Union and the United States in North Africa

    Diverging or Converging Dynamics?

    Edited by Francesco Cavatorta, Vincent Durac

    The war in Iraq seemed to bring to a head underlying differences between the United States and the vast majority of European countries regarding the best means to maintain international peace and stability. The unilateralism of the United States as opposed to the multilateralism of the European...

    Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge

  3. Turkey's Entente with Israel and Azerbaijan

    State Identity and Security in the Middle East and Caucasus

    By Alexander Murinson

    Series: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Politics

    With the end of the Cold War came a new political instability in Turkey and a shift in relations with the West, leading the government to adopt new foreign policies and forge alliances with neighbouring states. This book offers a detailed and comprehensive analysis of the evolution of the...

    Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge

  4. Islamists and Secularists in Egypt

    Opposition, Conflict & Cooperation

    By Dina Shehata

    Series: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Politics

    In a detailed analysis of the continued survival of authoritarian governments in the Arab world, this book uses Egypt as a case study to address the timely and complex issue of democratization in the Middle East. This book examines how relations between different actors in the Egyptian opposition...

    Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge

  5. Iranian Elites and Turkish Rulers

    A History of Isfahan in the Saljuq Period

    By David Durand-Guedy

    Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Iran and Turkey

    The Saljuq period of the eleventh and twelfth centuries saw the arrival in Iran of Türkmen nomads from Central Asia and the beginning of Turkish rule. Through the example of the city of Isfahan, the book analyses the internal evolution of Iranian society in this period and the interaction of the...

    Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge

  6. Zionist Israel and Apartheid South Africa

    Civil society and peace building in ethnic-national states

    By Amneh Badran

    Series: Routledge Studies on the Arab-Israeli Conflict

    This book is a comparison of two ethnic-national "apartheid" states – South Africa and Israel – which have been in conflict, and how internal dissent has developed. In particular it examines the evolution of effective white protest in South Africa and explores the reasons why comparably powerful...

    Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge

  7. Ethnic Politics in Israel

    The Margins and the Ashkenazi Centre

    By As'ad Ghanem

    Series: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Politics

    This book offers an analysis on contemporary Israeli democracy, examining in particular society and politics from the perspectives of the different ethnic groups outside of the Ashkenazi mainstream. The book explores the political expressions of the secondary groups in Israel (Mizrahim, Religious,...

    Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge

  8. Turkish Politics and the Rise of the AKP

    Dilemmas of Institutionalization and Leadership Strategy

    By Arda Can Kumbaracibasi

    Series: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Politics

    The Justice and Development Party (AKP) has been in power since 2002. This book is the first book-length analysis to chart the rise and development of the party from its Islamist roots through to government, analysing in particular its internal organisation and dynamics. Since its foundation...

    Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge

  9. Turkey and the Global Economy

    Neo-Liberal Restructuring and Integration in the Post-Crisis Era

    Edited by Ziya Onis, Fikret Senses

    Series: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Economies

    Since the financial crisis of 2000 and 2001 the Turkish economy has undergone considerable change and some improvement. This book gives a detailed examination of the neo-liberal restructuring that has taken place and the challenges the economy still faces, providing a comparative perspective on...

    Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge

  10. People-to-People Diplomacy in Israel and Palestine

    The Minds of Peace Experiment

    Edited by Sapir Handelman

    The Minds of Peace Experiment is a small-scale Israeli-Palestinian public negotiating congress. The exercise invites Israeli and Palestinian delegations to publicly negotiate solutions to their struggle over a limited period of sessions. The initiative is designed to demonstrate the peacemaking...

    Published May 30th 2013 by Routledge