Required Books Deborah J. Gerner and Jillian Schwedler, Understanding the Contemporary Middle East (Boulder: Lynne Rienner, 4th edition), (Paperback) ISBN 1-58826-9108. Bassam Haddad, Business Networks: The Political Economy of Authoritarian Resilience in Syria (Stanford: 2012), (Paperback) ISBN 9780804785068. Lisa Wedeen, Peripheral Visions: Publics, Power, and Performance in Yemen (Chicago: 2008), (Paperback) ISBN: 0226877914. Asef Bayat, Life as Politics: How Ordinary People Change the Middle East (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2nd edition, 2013), ISBN . Provisional Course Outline Introduction to Middle East Politics The Middle East: An Overview of Salient Issues and Themes Classic Orientalism and Other “Essentialisms”: The Study of the “East” Arab and Middle Eastern Historical and Cultural Background (Parts I and II) Politics, the State, and Authoritarian Rule Political Economy of (Post-Colonial) Development Religion and Politics: The Rise and Use of Political Islam, and Islamist Parties Social Dynamics: Family and Women The Israel-Palestine Conflict Terrorism and the Industry of Terrorism: The Arab/Muslim World in Context Case-Study: The Tunisian Uprising Case-Study: The Political Economy of Authoritarian Resilience in Syria Case-Study: Democratic Practices in Yemen Session 1 (September 4): The Argument and Organization of the Class No Readings Session 2 (September 8): The Middle East: An Overview Readings: Deborah J. Gerner, Chapter 1, “Introduction,” in Deborah J. Gerner and Jillian Schwedler, eds., Understanding the Contemporary Middle East (Boulder: Lynne Rienner, 2004). [Text]
Required Books Deborah J. Gerner and Jillian Schwedler, Understanding the Contemporary Middle East (Boulder: Lynne Rienner, 4th edition), (Paperback) ISBN 1-58826-9108. Bassam Haddad, Business Networks: The Political Economy of Authoritarian Resilience in Syria (Stanford: 2012), (Paperback) ISBN 9780804785068. Lisa Wedeen, Peripheral Visions: Publics, Power, and Performance in Yemen (Chicago: 2008), (Paperback) ISBN: 0226877914. Asef Bayat, Life as Politics: How Ordinary People Change the Middle East (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2nd edition, 2013), ISBN . Provisional Course Outline Introduction to Middle East Politics The Middle East: An Overview of Salient Issues and Themes Classic Orientalism and Other “Essentialisms”: The Study of the “East” Arab and Middle Eastern Historical and Cultural Background (Parts I and II) Politics, the State, and Authoritarian Rule Political Economy of (Post-Colonial) Development Religion and Politics: The Rise and Use of Political Islam, and Islamist Parties Social Dynamics: Family and Women The Israel-Palestine Conflict Terrorism and the Industry of Terrorism: The Arab/Muslim World in Context Case-Study: The Tunisian Uprising Case-Study: The Political Economy of Authoritarian Resilience in Syria Case-Study: Democratic Practices in Yemen Session 1 (September 4): The Argument and Organization of the Class No Readings Session 2 (September 8): The Middle East: An Overview Readings: Deborah J. Gerner, Chapter 1, “Introduction,” in Deborah J. Gerner and Jillian Schwedler, eds., Understanding the Contemporary Middle East (Boulder: Lynne Rienner, 2004). [Text]
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