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Author Gelvin, James L., 1951- author.

Title The new Middle East : what everyone needs to know / James L. Gelvin.

Publication Info. New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]

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Location Call No. Status
 Bloomfield, Prosser Library - Adult Department  956.054 GEL    Storage
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  956.054 GELVIN    Check Shelf
 Plainville Public Library - Non Fiction  956.054 GEL    Check Shelf
 Southington Library - Adult  956.054 GEL    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  956.0542 GELVIN    Check Shelf
Description x, 191 pages : map ; 21 cm.
Series What everyone needs to know
What everyone needs to know.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [169]-177) and index.
Summary December 17, 2016 marked the sixth anniversary of the outbreak of the Arab uprisings. In the six years since Muhammad Bouazizi set himself on fire in Tunisia, igniting the uprisings which continue today, the entire Middle East landscape has changed in ways that were unimaginable before. In spite of the early hype about the "Arab Spring" and the prominence observers gave to calls for the downfall of regimes and an end to their abuses, most of the protests and uprisings born of Bouazizi's self-immolation have had disastrous results across the whole Middle East. While the old powers reasserted their control with violence in Egypt and Bahrain, Libya, Yemen, and Syria have virtually ceased to exist as states, torn apart by civil wars. In other states-Morocco and Algeria-the forces of reaction were able to maintain their hold on power, while in the "hybrid democracies"--Lebanon, Palestine, and Iraq-protests against government inefficiency, corruption, and arrogance have done little to bring about the sort of changes protesters have demanded. Simultaneously, ISIS, along with other jihadi groups (al-Qaeda, al-Qaeda affiliates and wannabes, Ansar al-Shariahs, etc.) have thrived in an environment marked by state breakdown. This book explains these changes, outlining the social, political, and economic contours of what some have termed "the new Middle East." One of the leading scholars of modern Middle Eastern history, James L. Gelvin lucidly distills the political and economic reasons behind the dramatic news that come every day from Syria and the rest of the Middle East. He shows how and why bad governance, stagnant economies, poor healthcare, climate change, population growth, refugee crisis, food and water insecurity, and war increasingly threaten human security in the region.
Contents Before the deluge : the Middle East, 1945-2011 -- The Arab uprisings and their fallout -- The Syria imbroglio -- The rise and decline of ISIS -- Patrons, proxies, and freelancers : the international relations of the new Middle East -- Human security in the new Middle East.
Subject IS (Organization) -- History.
IS (Organization) (OCoLC)fst01914325
Arab Spring (2010-) (OCoLC)fst01896290
Diplomatic relations.
Human security.
Middle East -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
Middle East -- History.
Arab Spring, 2010-
Middle East -- Foreign relations -- 21st century.
Human security -- Middle East.
Diplomatic relations. (OCoLC)fst01907412
Human security. (OCoLC)fst01749591
Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
Middle East. (OCoLC)fst01241586
Political science.
Chronological Term 2000-2099
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
ISBN 9780190653989 (paperback ;) (alkaline paper)
0190653981 (paperback ;) (alkaline paper)
9780190653996 (hardcover ;) (alkaline paper)
019065399X (hardcover ;) (alkaline paper)
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