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Instability in the Middle East: Structural Causes and Uneven Modernisation 19502015
Karel Cerny
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Paperback. Translator(s): Jones, Phil. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Middle Eastern instability is manifest externally in many ways: by crises afflicting governing regimes, the rise of political Islam, terrorism, revolution, civil war, increased migration, and the collapse of many states. This book examines the roots of this instability using a theoretically original and empirically supported historical-sociological comparative analysis. Countering common interpretations of postcolonial Middle Eastern development, Instability in the Middle East focuses on the highly uneven and unsynchronized pace of change in individual sociodemographic, economic, and political dimensions of modernization. Drawing on the theory of multiple modernities, Cerny investigates the broader cultural, religious, and international political context of uneven ... Read more
Middle Eastern instability is manifest externally in many ways: by crises afflicting governing regimes, the rise of political Islam, terrorism, revolution, civil war, increased migration, and the collapse of many states. This book examines the roots of this instability using a theoretically original and empirically supported historical-sociological comparative analysis. Countering common interpretations of postcolonial Middle Eastern development, Instability in the Middle East focuses on the highly uneven and unsynchronized pace of change in individual sociodemographic, economic, and political dimensions of modernization. Drawing on the theory of multiple modernities, Cerny investigates the broader cultural, religious, and international political context of uneven ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Karolinum Press, Charles University
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Ovocny, Czechia
ISBN
9788024634272
SKU
V9788024634272
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About Karel Cerny
Karel Cerny is a lecturer in the Department of Historical Sociology, Faculty of Humanities, at Charles University Prague. Phil Jones is a translator of Czech into English.
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