The Middle East and South Asia 2023-2024

Ilan Pappe

doi:10.5771/9781538176177

Summary

The World Today Series: The Middle East and South Asia. More than a quarter of the world’s population live in the Middle East and South Asia, yet our knowledge and understanding of the region is often limited to news updates about the latest conflicts and crises. This edition of the annually updated volume of the World Today Series provides important insights that take the reader beyond the headlines. It offers detailed and up-to-date information about the politics, economies and societies of the twenty-four states that make up the region. Contemporary events are placed in their historical context, through an examination of major civilizations and key historical events. This volume introduces major themes that have shaped the region, including the struggles of ordinary people to achieve democratic rights; the role of oil in shaping society; burgeoning environmental threats; and the rise and fall of the Islamic State caliphate. While there is reason for optimism in regards to the Middle East and South Asia, this is tempered by the very real challenges that confront the region. The general reader will gain an understanding of these challenges and opportunities through an exploration of current and past developments.

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Copyright year: 2023
ISBN-Print: 978-1-5381-7616-0
ISBN-Online: 978-1-5381-7617-7
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 311
Product type: Book Titles

1. Contents No access
2. The Middle East and South Asia Today No access
The State of Democracy: Seasons of Hope and Despair No access Pages 1 - 8
Black Gold or Resource Curse? The Impact of Oil on the Middle East and Beyond No access Pages 9 - 13
An Uncertain Climate: Regional Environment Challenges No access Pages 14 - 18
The Rise and Decline of a Modern Caliphate No access Pages 19 - 21
1. The Spread of Civilization No access
2. The Rise and Fall of Empires No access
3. Hebrews and Judaeans No access
4. The Hellenistic Age, Roman Rule and Christianity No access
5. Zoroastrian, Buddhist and Hindu Cultures No access
6. Muhammad and the Rise of Islam No access
7. Islamic Expansion and Society: The Arab Caliphate No access
8. The Barbarian Invasions No access
9. The Safavid, Ottoman and Mogul Empires No access
10. European Expansion into the Indian Ocean No access
11. The Creation of the British Raj No access
1. Bahrain No access
2. Egypt No access
3. Iran No access
4. Iraq No access
5. Israel No access
6. Jordan No access
7. Kuwait No access
8. Lebanon No access
9. Oman No access
10. Palestine No access
11. Qatar No access
12. Saudi Arabia No access
13. Syria No access
14. Turkey No access
15. United Arab Emirates No access
16. The Republic of Yemen No access
17. Map 1910 No access
18. Map Today No access
1. Afghanistan No access
2. Bangladesh No access
3. Bhutan No access
4. India No access
5. Maldives No access
6. Nepal No access
7. Pakistan No access
8. Sri Lanka No access
1. Abu Musa (Gap Sabzu) and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs No access
2. British Indian Ocean Territory (the Chagos Archipelago) No access
3. 1. East Jerusalem (Arab Jerusalem) No access
  2. The Golan Heights (Jawlan) No access
4. Jammu and Kashmir No access
1. Gulf Cooperation Council No access
2. League of Arab States No access
3. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) No access
Selected Bibliography of Key English Language Sources No access Pages 301 - 311