Rethinking the Middle East (Hardcover)

Efraim Karsh

Series: Israeli History, Politics and Society

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Rethinking the Middle East runs counter to the received wisdom in modern Middle East studies. This discipline has been dominated by what may be termed a culture of victimization; it views the local populations of the Middle East Arabs in particular as the hapless victims of alien encroachment, and blames the region's endemic malaise on Western political and cultural imperialism. The author contends that the influence of the Great Powers has not been the primary force behind the region's political development, nor the main cause of its famous volatility. He argues that the main impetus has been provided by regional factors; and that even at their weakest point in modern history - during the final stages of the Ottoman Empire - the peoples in the Middle East have played an active role in the restructuring of their region. Historical writing and popular beliefs concerning the Arab-Israeli conflict are re-examined in the light of this thesis.

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Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Israeli History, Politics and Society
Release date:	March 2003
First published:	2003
Authors:	Efraim Karsh
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	208
ISBN-13:	978-0-7146-5418-8
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Area / regional studies > General Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General Promotions
LSN:	0-7146-5418-3
Barcode:	9780714654188