Author:
Israeli, Raphael.
ImprintNew Brunswick (U.S.A.) ; London (U.K.) : Transaction Publishers, [2013]
Descriptionxix, 317 p. ; 24 cm
Note:Introduction: The transition from an Arab spring to an Islamic winter -- The structure of Arab society: tribes and artificial states -- The Ottoman heritage -- Authoritarian rule in the Islamic world -- The caliphate and the ideal of the Islamic state -- The globalization of information and the world media -- Turkey, Egypt, Tunisia, Pakistan, and the republican model -- Saudi Arabia, the gulf states, Morocco, Jordan, and the monarchial model -- Syria, Libya, Yemen, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo, and the tribal model -- Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, and the Shi'ite model -- Algeria, Mali, Sudan, Somalia, the Palestinians, and the revolutionary model -- Summary: The Islamic spring and Israel, and what lies ahead.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-307) and index.
