This book examines religious, political, and economic conflicts in the Middle East. Written by experts and scholars from various fields, it provides a better understanding of the interwoven impact among religious, political, and economic conflicts in the Middle East. The contributions cover the most important and controversial issues in world affairs, including confrontations between Christianity and Islam and between Sunnis and Shiites; the disputes between Israel and Palestine, the Russian-Ukrainian War, ISIS, competition for oil resources, the Muslim Brotherhood, refugee entrepreneurs, human trafficking, and women’s empowerment, etc. The book is an important reference work on the Middle East. It appeals to scholars and students of Middle East studies, international relations, peace and conflicts studies, and related fields, as well as practitioners and policymakers.
Table des matières
Overview.- The Political and Economic Evolution of the Greater Middle East An Overview.- The Israeli Palestinian Conflict A Historical Introduction.- Religious Faith as Knowledge Conflict.- Competition and Change in the Political Landscape of the Middle East.- Competing Orthodoxy in the Islamic World Sunnis versus Shi’as.- OPEC and the 1970s Oil Crises Lessons for the 2021 Global Energy Crisis.- The “Resource Trap” and Economic and Political Challenges in the Post Arab Spring Middle East.- Islam and Nationalism with Special Reference to the Muslim Brotherhood in the Eastern Arab area.- Woman Rights in the Muslim Societies and Jurisdiction.- To Move or not to Move Migration and Human Trafficking in the Middle East.- Refugees Owned Enterprises in the ‘New found’ Land.- National Transformation in the Middle East.- Rise of an Extremist Islam Aims and Strategies of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.- Constraints and Adjustments in U.S.- Iraqi Relations.- Turkey and Qatar Relationship A Social Perspective.- Fragility and Security Challenges in the Greater Maghreb.- Monocentric Governance and the Rise of Sectarian Conflict in Yemen.- When Civil War Morphs into Transnational Crime.
A propos de l’auteur
Ho-Don Yan is a professor at the Department of Economics, Feng Chia University, Taiwan.
Oscar Bajo-Rubio is a professor of Economics at the University of Castilla-La Mancha (Spain).
Diana S. Kwan is currently a community placements administrator at University College London (UK).
Fu-Lai Tony Yu is a professor emeritus at Hong Kong Shue Yan University. He taught at Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Monash University (Australia), and Feng Chia University (Taiwan).
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