War and State Building in the Middle East.
Material type: TextSeries: Governance and International Relations in the Middle EastPublisher: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2011Copyright date: ©2011Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (144 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780813040370Subject(s): Middle East -- Politics and government -- 20th century | Middle East -- Politics and government -- Philosophy | Nation-building -- Middle East -- Case studies | Nation-building -- Middle East | Politics and war -- Middle East -- History -- 20th century -- Case studies | Politics and war -- Middle East -- History -- 20th century | Politics and war -- Middle EastGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: War and State Building in the Middle EastDDC classification: 320.956 LOC classification: JQ1758.A58 -- S35 2011ebOnline resources: Click to ViewCvr -- Table of Contents vii -- List of Illustrations ix -- Preface xi -- Acknowledgments xiii -- Introduction 1 -- 1 Understanding State Making 15 -- 2 Iraq 31 -- 3 Jordan 58 -- 4 The Gulf States 75 -- 5 State Failure and Peace Building 100 -- Epilogue 117 -- Notes 121 -- Bibliography 131 -- Index 149.
War and State Building in the Middle East addresses the strengths and weaknesses of the authoritarian-regime governments commonly found in the Middle East, particularly among oil-rich countries.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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