Upheavals in the Middle East

Upheavals in the Middle East: The Theory and Practice of a Revolution offers theoretical discussion of revolutionary events and applies the resulting framework to a number of case studies from the Middle East. It deals with seventeen case studies from a range of Muslim and Arab states and provides a theoretical framework to study other situations all over the world, including cases from the recent Arab Spring.

List of contents

Part One: Theoretical Approaches
Chapter I: Historical Background - Revolutions in Theories
Chapter II: Essential Components to Revolutionary Evolution and Development -Theoretical Approach
Chapter III: Revolution and Its Intellectuals - The Formation of New and Dynamic Politics
Chapter IV: Fundamentalism and the Emergence of the Traditional Forces
Part Two: Case Studies Analysis-The Middle East States, Opposition Groups, Underground and Political Movements
Part Two: Introduction
Chapter V: Algeria - National Liberation Front - FLN
Chapter VI: Egypt
Chapter VII: Iran
Chapter VIII: Iraq
Chapter IX: Sudan - The Mahdiyyah
Chapter X: Syria
Chapter XI: Turkey
Part Three: Case Studies Analysis-Anti-State Paradigm in Terror Organizations' Agenda / Sub-State Fundamental Organizations
Chapter XII: Al-Qaeda
Chapter XIII: Black September Organization
Chapter XIV: Hamas
Chapter XV: Taliban
Chapter XVI: Conclusions
Chapter XVII: Epilogue - The Arab Spring

About the author

By Ronen A. Cohen

Product details

• Authors: Dr. Ronen A. Cohen, Ronen A. Cohen
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2017
• EAN: 9781498550796
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-5079-6
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; HISTORY / Middle East / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, Middle East, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Revolutionary groups & movements, Middle Eastern history, Revolutionary groups and movements, HISTORY / Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions