Education
Bachelor of Science, Duke University. Master of Science, Harvard University. Doctor of Philosophy in Oriental Studies, Oxford University.
(A longtime bestseller, Politics and Change in the Middle ...)
A longtime bestseller, Politics and Change in the Middle East employs a multidisciplinary approach to comprehensively and evenhandedly study the region’s past, present, and future. Through politics, economics, culture, and history, this text offers a rugged analytical framework that familiarizes students with the Middle East and helps them to critically evaluate contemporary developments. Thematically organized, Politics and Change in the Middle East introduces students to the primary actors and issues that define the region and its role in world politics.
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(A longtime bestseller, Politics and Change in the Middle ...)
A longtime bestseller, Politics and Change in the Middle East employs a multidisciplinary approach to comprehensively and evenhandedly study the region's past, present, and future. Through politics, economics, culture, and history, this text offers a rugged analytical framework that familiarizes students with the Middle East and helps them to critically evaluate contemporary developments. Thematically organized, Politics and Change in the Middle East introduces students to the primary actors and issues that define the region and its role in world politics.
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(This book examines the most turbulent period in the histo...)
This book examines the most turbulent period in the history of Jordan's ruling house, the six years following the assassination of the kingdom's founder, Abdullah (1951-1957). Those years witnessed the country's lone episode of weak monarchy, when the king--the novice Hussein or his ill-starred father, Talal--was not the preeminent political actor in the land. Rather, it was during that time at the regime was left in the hands of a mix of Palestinian, Transjordanian, and Circassian royalists who had never before wielded executive authority inside the kingdom. Based on exclusive interviews and newly released archival resources, this book traces the only two royal successions in Jordanian history: the eleven-month reign of the little-known Talal, and the early years of King Hussein.
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Egypt and the Politics of Change in the Arab Middle East is a forward-looking analysis of the relationship between economic and political reform in Egypt, and of the evolving nature of Arab society and political culture both in Egypt and elsewhere. Writing from the perspective of a recently retired ambassador with extensive Arab regional experience, Robert Bowker discusses the potential impact of systemic resistance to pressures for greater transparency, accountability and political reform amid ongoing demographic, educational and generational changes. His analysis encompasses the military and security services, the influence of the shadow state and the impact of social surveillance, coercion and corruption. Looking ahead, he discusses emerging business models, returning Arab expatriates, the gradual empowerment of women and the impact of Islam. He considers the political sustainability of economic reform, including the challenges facing marginalized groups. His analysis concludes by reviewing the regional security and political context of reform, the importance of political leadership over the coming decade and the role of external parties. Compelling, insightful and thought-provoking, the book provides a balanced but cautiously optimistic assessment of Egypt's prospects. It is essential reading for those concerned about the outlook for state and society in Egypt and in other Arab countries.
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Politics and Change in the Middle East presents the politics of this area by discussing the economic, historical, social science, popular culture, and religious issues. It incorporates historical perspectives with contemporary material, giving readers the necessary background to make informed judgments on the politics of the region today. Comprehensive in its scope, this book covers traditional cultures of the region, the foundations of Islam, issues and events in the region from A.D. 632 to 1990, religious politics, culture, and social life, political leaders, the economic setting, and the events of 9/11/2001. For employees in corporations that deal with the region of the Middle East, where an understanding of the history and culture is necessary.
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Bachelor of Science, Duke University. Master of Science, Harvard University. Doctor of Philosophy in Oriental Studies, Oxford University.
Executive director Washington Institute for Near East Policy, 1993—2002, since 2003.
(Egypt and the Politics of Change in the Arab Middle East ...)
(A longtime bestseller, Politics and Change in the Middle ...)
(A longtime bestseller, Politics and Change in the Middle ...)
(This book examines the most turbulent period in the histo...)
(Politics and Change in the Middle East presents the polit...)
Author, editor: Troubles on the East Bank: Challenges to the Domestic Stability of Jordan, 1986, Army and Politics in Mubarak's Egypt, 1988, The Politics of Change in the Middle East, 1993, From Abdullah to Hussein: Jordan in Transition, 1994, United States Policy toward Islamism, 2000, After Arafat? Succession in Palestinian Politics, 2002, The War on Terror: The Middle East Dimension, 2002. Frequent commentator on the Middle East in major American newspapers including the Washington Post, New York Times, Wall St. Journal and Los Angeles Times. Has appeared on various television and radio programs to offer his analysis of events in the Middle East.