History and Society in the Islamic World
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Political Reform in Bahrain
Institutional Transformation, Identity Conflict and Democracy
Series: History and Society in the Islamic World
This book examines the current political situation in Bahrain and in particular the process of reform that has taken place in recent years. It explores both the roles of the ruling elites as well as opposition actors and shows the major influence of identity politics in this important Gulf state....
To Be Published June 30th 2013 by Routledge
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Revisiting the Colonial Past in Morocco
Series: History and Society in the Islamic World
Exploring the concept of ‘colonial cultures,’ this book analyses how these cultures both transformed, and were transformed by, their various societies. Challenging both the colonial vulgate, and the nationalist paradigm, Revisiting the Colonial Past in Morocco, examines the lesser known...
To Be Published May 27th 2013 by Routledge
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Islamist Radicalisation in North Africa
Politics and Process
Series: History and Society in the Islamic World
In the current climate of political extremism and violence, much attention has been directed towards "radicalisation" as the reasons behind such courses of action, along with a conviction that those who are radicalised represent an irrational deviation from the conventionally accepted norms of...
Published July 28th 2011 by Routledge
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The Creation of Saudi Arabia
Ibn Saud and British Imperial Policy, 1914-1927
Series: History and Society in the Islamic World
Overturning previous interpretations that see the territorial expansion of the Saudi state between 1915 and 1926 as the result of an aggressive Wahhabi ideology carried out by a politically ambitious Ibn Saud, this book explores the links between Saudi territorial expansion and British Imperial...
Published September 23rd 2009 by Routledge
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War and Peace in Qajar Persia
Implications Past and Present
Series: History and Society in the Islamic World
With new and existing evidence being reconsidered, this edited collection takes a multidisciplinary approach to discussing the Qajar system within the context of the wars that engulfed it and the periods of peace that ensued. It throws new light on the decision-making processes, the restraints on...
Published January 27th 2008 by Routledge
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Civil Society and Political Change in Morocco
Series: History and Society in the Islamic World
Taking Morocco as its focus, this book looks at the political change in the country since 1990. It places particular emphasis on key topics, such as civil society, human rights and reform, as vital issues for understanding the developments in the contemporary Middle East....
Published May 23rd 2007 by Routledge
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The Trans-Saharan Slave Trade
Series: History and Society in the Islamic World
This compelling text sheds light on the important but under studied trans-Saharan slave trade. The author uncovers and surveys this, the least-noticed of the slave trades out of Africa, which from the seventh to the twentieth centuries quielty delievered almost as many black Africans into...
Published April 11th 2007 by Routledge
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Managing Instability in Algeria
Elites and Political Change since 1995
Series: History and Society in the Islamic World
This topical new book seeks to understand the relationship between elite dynamics and strategies and the lack of profound political change in Algeria after 1995, when the country’s military rulers returned to electoral processes. Using evidence from extensive fieldwork, Isabelle Werenfels exposes...
Published March 14th 2007 by Routledge
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Britain and Morocco During the Embassy of John Drummond Hay
Series: History and Society in the Islamic World
This translation provides fascinating insights into a critical period in Moroccan history and Moroccan-British relations during the nineteenth century. Using the life and work of the British representative in Tangier, John Drummond Hay, an individual who personally experienced the relations...
Published February 10th 2005 by Routledge