The future of the Middle East faith, force, and finance

This deeply informed book considers the intertwined roles of faith, force, and finance in shaping the modern Middle East. Leading expert Monte Palmer argues that these factors will continue to have a major impact on the Middle East as the United States and other major powers increasingly find themse...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Palmer, Monte
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland Rowman & Littlefield, 2018.
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Online Access:EBSCOhost
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Table of Contents:
  • The power of faith, force, and finance
  • World War I sets the stage for the modern Middle East (1914-40)
  • World War II reshapes the Middle East (1940-67)
  • A surge of religious extremism (1967-80)
  • Religious violence unleashed (1975-90)
  • The era of peace, stability, and illusion (1990-2000)
  • The era of global terror and counter-terror (2000-10)
  • The era of Islamic rule (2010-13)
  • The old order strikes back
  • Solutions to an era of stalemate (post 2017)