Bøger i SOAS Middle East Issues S. serien

Presents a study of the alternatives confronting Iraq as it seeks to rebuild its oil industry while constructing a new political system. This work provides an assessment of Iraq's oil industry.

Explores the dynamism of the Gulf, reflected not just in high-rise buildings and booming stock markets, but also manifested in the realms of art, ideas and expression and their relationships with political authority.

Nowhere in the world is university education expanding as rapidly as in the six-member state of the Gulf Cooperation Council. This study, with contributions by key decision makers, charts this dramatic development, exploring the challenges faced and placing the accomplishments within the social, economic and political context of the region.

Discusses contemporary debates within political Islam. This book argues that the evolution of political Islamic movements is essentially contextual rather than ideological and therefore, Islamic movements are best understood individually within their own historical, socio-political and cultural setting.

This multi-authored volume suggests solutions to Yemen's most pressing challenges as the country seeks to implement a far-reaching political and economic transition. Contributors provide innovative analysis that will be an invaluable resource for academics, journalists, development workers, diplomats, politicians, and students.

An account of the first major forum to review relations between Britain and Egypt, held in London in 2006, this work demonstrates how political, economic and cultural interaction between the countries has developed since the Suez invasion of 1956. It suggests ways forward in both bilateral and international contexts.