The Middle East is frequently portrayed as a collection of stubbornly authoritarian states, whose behaviour can only be changed by the table-thumping or even the military intervention of the US government. This book contends that the region is in fact engaged in a profound and tumultuous process of political change.
Jeremy Jones runs his own international strategic consultancy firm in Oxford. He is a Research Fellow at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government as well as a Senior Research Associate at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies.
'Penetrating and timely...Discerning judgement and informed commonsense are found on every page, and all those who hope to understand this vital region of the world should welcome it as an indispensable and lively guide.' - James Piscatori, Oxford University 'Jeremy Jones has written the book that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and every member of our Congress should read...I have not read a better introduction to the complexities of Middle East politics in places like Iran, Iraq and Lebanon in my 35 years of concentration on this region.' - Edward Walker, Former Ambassador to Israel and President, Middle East Institute, Washington DC 'The book Condoleezza Rice should read, and probably never will' Edward Walker, President, Middle East Institute, Washington DC
 |
Ask a Question About this Product More... |
|
