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A Companion to the History of the Middle East
Youssef M. Choueiri (Edited by), YM Choueiri (Author)
9781405106818, Wiley
Hardback, published 9 August 2005
620 pages
25.4 x 17.8 x 4.3 cm, 1.243 kg
?Conceived with the most recent scholarly efforts in mind this Companion to the History of the Middle East includes a balanced collection of essays on subjects from the early Islamic to the contemporary periods covering the Arab World, Iran, Turkey and Israel.? (Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies , May 2009) "Youssef M. Choueiri is to be admired for assembling a group of contributors with genuine expertise in their respective fields and producing a lively and interesting collection of essays dealing with Middle East history from the rise of Islam to the present. General readers will be provided with a stimulating introduction to some key issues in Middle East history." History "Few books could cover the range of topics presented here and even fewer shed so much light on the complexities associated with the birth of the modern Middle East. One can almost feel the wisdom of the contributing authors, and must acknowledge the success of Youssef Choueiri's strategy of making this much more than a history book." Journal of Islamic Studies "[A] worthy volume. It is recommended for both specialist collections ... as well as for its natural home, the academic library." Reference Reviews
A Companion to the History of the Middle East offers a fresh account of the multifaceted and multi-layered history of this region.
List of Illustrations viii List of Maps ix List of Tables x Notes on Contributors xi Preface and Acknowledgments xv Introduction 1 PART I THE FORMATIVE PERIOD OF ISLAM 1 The Rise of Islam 9 2 The Islamic Conquests 28 3 The Caliphate 52 PART II CULTURAL TRADITIONS AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE 4 The "Ulama" : Status and Function 71 5 Shi'ism 87 6 Historiography of Sufi Studies in the West 106 PART III IMPERIAL STRUCTURES AND DYNASTIC RULE 7 Military Patronage States and the Political Economy of the Frontier, 1000–1250 135 8 The Mamluk Institution 154 9 North Africa: State and Society, 1056–1659 170 PART IV A NEW MIDDLE EASTERN SYSTEM 10 Ottomans and Safavids: States, Statecraft, and Societies, 1500–1800 191 11 Urban Life and Middle Eastern Cities: The Traditional Arab City 207 PART V THE MIDDLE EAST AND THE NEW WORLD ORDER 12 A Different Balance of Power: Europe and the Middle East in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries 229 13 Colonialism, the Ottomans, the Qajars, and the Struggle for Independence: The Arab World, Turkey, and Iran 248 PART VI INDEPENDENCE AND NATION BUILDING 14 Zionism and the Palestine Question 269 15 Nationalisms in the Middle East: The Case of Pan-Arabism 291 16 Turkish and Iranian Nationalisms 313 17 Political Parties and Trade Unions 334 18 Political Life and the Military 355 19 Political Economy: From Modernization to Globalization 372 PART VII MODERN ISSUES AND CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES 20 Islamic Urbanism, Urbanites, and the Middle Eastern City 393 21 Oil and Development 407 22 Modernizing Women in the Middle East 425 23 Politics and Religion 444 24 Ethnonational Minorities in the Middle East: Berbers, Kurds, and Palestinians 462 25 Civil Society in the Middle East 486 26 The States-system in the Middle East: Origins, Development, and Prospects 504 Bibliography 534 Index 582
Youssef M. Choueiri
Gerald R. Hawting
Fred M. Donner
Hugh Kennedy
Zouhair Ghazzal
Robert Gleave
Alexander Knysh
Michael Chamberlain
P. M. Holt
Michael Brett
Metin Kunt
André Raymond (translated James McDougall)
Abdul-Karim Rafeq
Peter Sluglett
Emma C. Murphy
Youssef M. Choueiri
Ioannis N. Grigoriadis and Ali M. Ansari
Raymond Hinnebusch
Gareth Stansfield
Simon Murden
Michael E. Bonine
Paul Stevens
Valentine M. Moghadam
Beverley Milton-Edwards
Lise Storm
Tim Niblock
Simon Bromley
Subject Areas: History [HB]
