Kategoria BISAC: Political Science >> World - Middle Eastern

This book targets all Arab women and men in Management and Leadership - as it addresses the fact that women in the Arabian Gulf, especially in the United Arab Emirates (Dubai-Abu Dhabi-Sharjah, mainly), have gone a long way in competing with their men at assuming managerial and leadership roles owing to the visionary plans laid down by the Founders of the Union and to the laws and rules stipulated and endorsed by the sons of Sheikhs Zayed, Rashid and Qasimi and other rulers of the Emirates in order to treat all equitably without any prejudice to the rights of women that have...

There are a number of factors that elevate Turkey's status in the international arena and make it an important regional actor. As a longstanding member of the western world, a candidate country to the European Union, a staunch ally of the United States, and a frontline state in the fight against terrorism, Turkey plays a key, yet often overlooked, role in world affairs. Proper understanding of how decisions regarding foreign and security issues are being taken within the state apparatus in Turkey is crucially important, especially when unexpected developments take place. Mustafa and...

First published in 2008 with the subtitle The Land of the Pharaohs on the Brink of a Revolution, this strikingly prophetic and critically acclaimed book caused an international media firestorm when it was banned by former Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak. When the revolution it uniquely predicted took place in January 2011, Inside Egypt became essential reading for anyone wanting to understand what led to revolutionary upheaval in the Arab world's most populous country. In a new Afterword, the author explores the revolution itself, and ponders the still precarious future of a...

This book takes a fresh look at the trajectories of Israeli politics since the election of Likud in 1977, examining how right wing parties have adopted populist policies in order to carve out an identity and win support at the polls. As such it demonstrates how populism has become a hugely significant factor in shaping Israeli politics and society.

The original perspective taken by the author allows for an understanding of the central phenomena of the contemporary political system in Israel, such as the Likud's party centrality in Israeli politics, the political force of the...