A systematic and up-to-date introduction to politics and society in the Middle East. It examines domestic, regional and global actors and in light of the so-called \"Arab Spring\", pays particular attention to the tension between processes of democratization and ongoing authoritarianism....

A systematic and up-to-date introduction to politics and society in the Middle East. It examines domestic, regional and global actors and in light of the so-called \"Arab Spring\", pays particular attention to the tension between processes of democratization and ongoing authoritarianism....