Synopses & Reviews
Fred Halliday is one of the best known and most authoritative scholars writing on the politics and international relations of the Middle East today. This book has been composed as an introduction to the subject for students, general readers and those coming to the field for the first time, with the key objective of setting the Middle East within the broader context of contemporary international relations. The first part of the book consists of history and the second a study of the major analytical issues. It is right up to date, and Professor Halliday examines recent events, in the light of September 11, 2001, to shed light on key issues such as terrorism, religious fanaticism and Islam fundamentalism.
Review
"In his new book...Mr. Halliday offers an authoritative analysis of the armed conflict, social upheaval and political exonomcs that formed the background to the attack on America in 2001 and the invasion of Iraq nearly two years later." The Economist"For the past ten years, I have been teaching a course on international relations of the Middle East, and each year Ihope to find a book that will serve as a thoughtful, provocative, and informed introduction to the topic for bright undergraduate students. Now I think I have found the book with the publication of Fred Halliday's The Middle East in International Relations"
The International History Review, William B. Quandt, University of Virginia"This book is a rich feast, in its language, opinion, conceptual analysis, and overarching vision."
Middle East Journal
Synopsis
Fred Halliday is one of the most authoritative scholars writing on the international relations of the Middle East today. His book has been composed as an introduction to the subject for students, and those new to the field, with the objective of setting the Middle East within the broader context of contemporary international relations. The first section of the book deals with the history of the region, and the second with analytical issues. Right up to date, the book explores questions relating to the events of September 11 2001.
Synopsis
Fred Halliday is one of the most authoritative scholars writing on the Middle East today. His book has been composed as an introduction to the subject for students, and those new to the field, with the objective of setting the Middle East within the broader context of contemporary international relations.
Synopsis
An introduction to the international relations of the Middle East by a leading scholar in the field.
Synopsis
The international relations of the Middle East have long been dominated by uncertainty and conflict. The purpose of this book is to set this region and its conflicts in context, providing on the one hand a historical introduction to its character and problems, and on the other a reasoned analysis of its politics. In an engagement with both the study of the Middle East and the theoretical analysis of international relations, the author, one of the most authoritative scholars writing on the region today, offers a compelling and original interpretation.
About the Author
Fred Halliday is Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics. His publications include Two Hours that Shook the World (2001) and Nation and Religion in the Middle East (2000).
Table of Contents
Introduction; Part I. Concepts, States and Regions: 1. International relations of the Middle East: five approaches; 2. The making of foreign policy: states and societies; Part II. History: 3. The formation of the modern Middle East: global economy, state formation, world war; 4. The Cold War: global conflict, regional upheavals; 5. After the Cold War: the maturing of the 'Greater West Asian Crisis'; Part III. Analytic Issues: 6. Military conflict: war, revolt, strategic rivalry; 7. Modern ideologies: political and religious; 8. Challenges to the state: transnational movements; 9. International political economy: regional and global; Part IV. Conclusion: 10. The Middle East in international perspective.