Routledge Handbook of Minorities in the Middle East

ISBN-13: 9781138649040 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 436 str.

Paul S. Rowe

Opis

The Routledge Handbook of Minorities in the Middle East gathers a diverse team of international scholars, each of whom provides their unique expertise into the status and prospects of minority populations in the region. Since the outbreak of the Arab Spring, the status of these populations has assumed centre stage.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Reclaiming "Minorities" in the Middle East Paul S. Rowe, Section One: Majority-Minority Relations in the Middle East, 2. Religious Minorities in the Diversity of Islamic Thought, David D. Grafton, 3. Balancing Identities: Minorities and Arab Nationalism, Noah Haiduc-Dale, 4. The Praxis of Islamist Models of Citizenship in a Post-Arab Revolt Middle East: Implications for Religious Pluralism, Mariz Tadros, 5. Minorities, Civil Society, and the State in the Contemporary Middle East: a Framework for AnalysisPaul Kingston, Section Two: Religious Minorities, 6. Tracing the Coptic Question in Contemporary Egypt Vivian Ibrahim, 7. The Maronites Alexander D. M. Henley, 8. Palestinian Christians: Situating Selves in a Dislocated Present Mark Daniel Calder, 9. Persistent Perseverance: a Trajectory of Assyrian History in the Modern Age Sargon George Donabed, 10. Christians from a Muslim Background in the Middle East Duane Alexander Miller, 11. The Yezidis: an Ancient People, Tragedy, and Struggle for Survival Birgül Aҫikyildiz-Sengül, 12. The Mandaeans in Iraq Shak Hanish, 13. Bahá’ís in the Middle East Geoffrey Cameron with Nazila Ghanea, 14. The Alawites of Syria: the Costs of Minority Rule Leon T. Goldsmith, 15. Particularism versus Integration: the Druze Communities in the Modern Middle East Yusri Hazran, 16. Alevis in Turkey Ali Çarkoğlu and Ezgi Elçi, 17. The Samaritans Monika Schreiber, 18. Shi’i Minorities in the Arab World Laurence Louër, Section Three: Ethnic Minorities 19. The Kurds in the Middle East David Romano, 20. Armenians in the Middle East: from Marginalization to the Everyday Tsolin Nalbantian, 21. The Palestinian Minority in the State of Israel: Challenging Jewish Hegemony in Difficult Times Aviad Rubin, 22. The Bedouin in the Middle East Sarab Abu-Rabia-Queder, 23. The Berbers (Amazigh) Bruce Maddy-Weitzman Section Four: Emerging Issues and Minorities in the Middle East 24. Sitting at the Crossroads: Sexual Minorities in the Middle East Merouan Mekouar and Jean Zaganiaris, 25. Minorities and Armed Conflict in the Middle East, Paul S. Rowe, 26. Middle Eastern Minorities in Diaspora Andreas Schmoller, 27. Middle Eastern Minorities and the Media Elizabeth Monier, 28. Western Advocacy on Behalf of Religious Minorities: Practical ReflectionsChris Seiple and Andrew Doran, Bibliography

O autorze

Paul S. Rowe is Professor in the Department of Political and International Studies, Trinity Western University, Canada.