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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: John Chalcraft (London School of Economics and Political Science)Publisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.30cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 22.80cm Weight: 0.880kg ISBN: 9780521189422ISBN 10: 052118942 Pages: 606 Publication Date: 22 March 2016 Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional & Vocational , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPreface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I. Millenarianism, Renewal, Justice, Rights and Reform, 1798–1914; Part II. Patriotism, Liberalism, Armed Struggle, and Ideology, 1914–52; Part III. National Independence, Guerrilla War, and Social Revolution, 1952–76; Part IV. Islamism, Revolution, Uprisings, and Liberalism, 1977–2011; Conclusion; Citations.Reviews'John Chalcraft is the Howard Zinn of Middle East studies ... [This book] is essential for understanding how the region came to be so fraught in our own era.' Juan Cole, University of Michigan 'Unparalleled in both its ambitions and its achievements, this book provides ... a brilliant synthetic reinterpretation of the role of popular politics ...' John Sidel, London School of Economics and Political Science 'This book makes an outstanding contribution to the study of the recent history and politics of the Middle East.' Charles Tripp, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London 'In its comparative and theoretical approach, this work is unmatched.' Julia Clancy-Smith, University of Arizona '[This] insightful book shows how mass mobilization helped to shape state-formation and nation-building in the region over the past two centuries, creating the backdrop ... for today's tumultuous conflicts.' Charles Kurzman, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 'John Chalcraft has written a masterpiece of bottom-up analysis and interpretation over two centuries of Middle Eastern longing, struggle, and change.' Michael Provence, University of California, San Diego '... an immensely important book, and it is likely to inspire vigorous and lively debate about how to understand politics in the Middle East for years to come.' Aaron G. Jakes, Middle East Journal 'Although other scholars have studied the role of mass mobilization and street politics in the Middle East, the sheer breadth of this ambitious study sets it apart as an outstanding contribution to the understanding of political upheaval that has engulfed the region for more than a century. Analytically rich and theoretically informed, this book is a major contribution to the literature on Middle Eastern studies ... Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty.' M. Dorraj, Choice 'John Chalcraft is the Howard Zinn of Middle East studies ... [This book] is essential for understanding how the region came to be so fraught in our own era.' Juan Cole, University of Michigan 'Unparalleled in both its ambitions and its achievements, this book provides ... a brilliant synthetic reinterpretation of the role of popular politics ...' John Sidel, London School of Economics and Political Science 'This book makes an outstanding contribution to the study of the recent history and politics of the Middle East.' Charles Tripp, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London 'In its comparative and theoretical approach, this work is unmatched.' Julia Clancy-Smith, University of Arizona '[This] insightful book shows how mass mobilization helped to shape state-formation and nation-building in the region over the past two centuries, creating the backdrop ... for today's tumultuous conflicts.' Charles Kurzman, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 'John Chalcraft has written a masterpiece of bottom-up analysis and interpretation over two centuries of Middle Eastern longing, struggle, and change.' Michael Provence, University of California, San Diego Author InformationJohn Chalcraft is an Associate Professor in the Department of Government at the London School of Economics and Political Science. His publications include The Invisible Cage: Syrian Workers in Lebanon (2009) and Counterhegemony in the Colony and Postcolony (co-edited with Yaseen Noorani, 2007). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |