Politics and change in the Middle East - Roy R. Andersen

For courses onthe Politics of the Middle East, four year college and university.

This long-time best-seller uses a thematic, rather than country-by-country, approach tothe region in an analysis that is at once comprehensive and, at the same time, does not underestimate the intelligence of the college audience.

The authorswrote this book because there were no introductory texts takinga holistic perspective on the region.This book employs a multidisciplinary approach (political science, economics, history, anthropology) to explain the current political dynamics of the region.It avoidsa country-by-country approach in favor of a thematic approach that integrates regional experiences into a whole. Major themes include political development, economic development, international relations, Islam - mainstream and jihadist, colonialism and post-colonialism; and recent political changes, with particular emphasis on the U.S. intervention in Iraq and the rising interest in democracy regionally.