Middle Eastern Studies articles from July 2001

Middle Eastern Studies archives from July 2001

The Myth of the White Revolution: Mohammad Reza Shah, `Modernization' and the Consolidation of Power.
July 1, 2001... ... He [the Shah] often grew impatient when American diplomats urged him to modernize at a pace faster than his careful crawl. I can start a revolution for you,' he apparently told an American diplomat, `but you won't like the ...

Satellite Television in Iran: Prohibition, Imitation and Reform.
July 1, 2001... In the Islamic Republic of Iran, with its carefully constructed ideological cadences, satellite television strikes a jarring note. The wider parameters of information and criticism on the medium make the emphasis on consensuality in Iranian...

Iranian Textile Handicrafts in the Nineteenth Century: A Note.
July 1, 2001... It is generally true that the economy of Iran in the nineteenth century was predominantly agrarian based, with a small and underdeveloped non-farm sector. There is no doubt, however, that the underdeveloped state of the non-farm sector had its...

The American Concept of the `Northern Tier' Defence Project and the Signing of the Turco-Pakistani Agreement, 1953-54.
July 1, 2001... The idea of some kind of a Middle East defence pact, in which Britain and the United States and one or more of the Middle East countries would participate, was considered by Britain after the Second World War. From the British point of view, a...

A Kurdish Islamist Group in Modern Turkey: Shifting Identities.
July 1, 2001... Islamic movements have traditionally defended the idea of the broader Islamic community (ummet) while rejecting various forms of nationalism. However, since the formation of nation-states in the Middle East, nationalism has become a latent or...

Defining the Nation: Kurdish Historiography in Turkey in the 1990s.
July 1, 2001... The subject of this article is Kurdish historiography in Turkey in the 1990s and especially the ways in which it constructs, defines and reworks Kurdish national identity.(1) Although a number of studies exist regarding the relationship between...

Clientalism, Lebanon: Roots and Trends.
July 1, 2001... Although patronage is prevalent in developed and lesser developed countries alike, clientalism may be more entrenched in Lebanon than in most other countries. In fact, there have been a number of theoretical works and a myriad of empirical...

Water, Geopolitics and State Building: The Case of Israel.
July 1, 2001... The need to control and disperse water resources has been a central facet in the development of the territorial, demographic and economic bases of the State of Israel. During the pre-state period and the early years of Israel's existence, two...

A Modern History of the Islamic World.(Review)
July 1, 2001... A Modern History of the Islamic World by Reinhard Schulze. London: I.B. Tauris, 2000. Pp.384, index. 29.95 [pounds sterling]. ISBN 1-86064-340-X. The spirit of the times, at least as far as publishers and, therefore, readers, are...

A History of the Modern Middle East.(Review)
July 1, 2001... A History of the Modern Middle East (Second Edition) by William Cleveland. Boulder, Colorado: Westview, 2000. Pp.585, index. 21.95 [pounds sterling]. ISBN 0-8133-3489-6. The spirit of the times, at least as far as publishers and,...

The Ottoman City between East and West: Aleppo, Izmir, and Istanbul.(Review)
July 1, 2001... The Ottoman City between East and West: Aleppo, Izmir, and Istanbul by Edhem Eldem, Daniel Goffman, and Bruce Masters. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999. Pp.xvi + 214, bibliography, index, 6 illustrations. 35.00 [pounds...

Turkish Foreign Policy, 1774-2000.(Review)
July 1, 2001... Turkish Foreign Policy, 1774-2000 by William Hale. London and Portland, OR: Frank Cass, 2000. Pp.375, bibliography, index. 35.00 [pounds sterling] (cloth). ISBN 0-7146-5071-4. Turkey's foreign policy is a vital aspect of its whole being....

Civil Society in the Grip of Nationalism: Studies on Political Culture in Contemporary Turkey.(Review)
July 1, 2001... Civil Society in the Grip of Nationalism: Studies on Political Culture in Contemporary Turkey edited by Stefanos Yerasimos, Gunter Seufert and Karin Vorhoff. Istanbul: Orient-Institut der Deutschen Morgenlandischen Gesellschaft and Institut...

The Struggle for Lebanon: A Modern History of Lebanese-Egyptian Relations.(Review)
July 1, 2001... The Struggle for Lebanon: A Modern History of Lebanese-Egyptian Relations by Nasser M. Kalawoun. London: I.B. Tauris, 2000. Pp.xvi + 224, bibliography, 39.50 [pounds sterling] (cloth). ISBN: 1-86064-423-6 224; The Ta'if Agreement of...

The Silent Revolution in Lebanon: Changing Values of the Youth.(Review)
July 1, 2001... The Silent Revolution in Lebanon: Changing Values of the Youth by Muhammad Faour. Beirut: American University of Beirut, 1998. Pp.xiv + 225, bibliography, index. 10.50 [pounds sterling] (paper). ISBN 08156660987. The Ta'if Agreement of...

Morocco since 1830: A History.(Review)
July 1, 2001... Morocco since 1830: A History by C.R. Pennell. London: C. Hurst & Co., Ltd., 2000. Pp.xxxiv + 442, bibliography, index, photographs, maps, figures, tables. 45.00 [pounds sterling] (cloth); 16.50 [pounds sterling] (paper). ISBN 1-85065-273-2;...

Tribe and Society in Rural Morocco.(Review)
July 1, 2001... Tribe and Society in Rural Morocco by David M. Hart. London and Portland, OR: Frank Cass, 2000. Pp.232, bibliography, index. 39.50 [pounds sterling] (cloth); 17.50 [pounds sterling] (paper). ISBN 0-7146-5016; 0-7146-8073. When is a...

The European Union and Cyprus.(Review)
July 1, 2001... The European Union and Cyprus by Christopher Brewin. Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire: Eothen, 2000. Pp.xii + 290, bibliography, index. 19.50 [pounds sterling] (paper). ISBN 0-906-71924-0. The bid of Cyprus for membership of the -- then --...

Islam in the Soviet Union from the Second World War to Gorbachev.(Review)
July 1, 2001... Islam in the Soviet Union from the Second World War to Gorbachev by Yaacov Ro'i. London: Hurst & Company, 2000. Pp.xxvii + 764, bibliography, index, 4 maps. 65.00 [pounds sterling] (cloth). ISBN 1-85065-403-4. This book is a `first' in at...

Oman under Qabus: From Coup to Constitution, 1970-1996.(Review)
July 1, 2001... Oman under Qabus: From Coup to Constitution, 1970-1996 by Calvin Allen, Jr and W. Lynn Rigsbee, II. London and Portland, OR: Frank Cass, 2000. Pp.xix + 227, appendices, bibliography, index. 37.50 [pounds sterling] (cloth). ISBN 0-7146-5001-3....

Middle Eastern Cities, 1900-1950: Public Places and Public Spheres in Transformation.(Review)
July 1, 2001... Middle Eastern Cities, 1900-1950: Public Places and Public Spheres in Transformation edited by Hans Chr. Korsholm Nielson and Jacob Skovgaard-Petersen. Proceedings of the Danish Institute in Damascus 1: 2001. Aarhus: Aarhus University Press,...

Resistance to the Shah: Landowners and Ulama in Iran.(Review)
July 1, 2001... Resistance to the Shah: Landowners and Ulama in Iran by Mohammad Gholi Majd. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2000. Pp.xvi + 415, appendixes and index. $49.95 (cloth). ISBN 0-8130-1731-9. Resistance to the Shah: Landowners and...

Gold for the Sultan: Western Bankers and Ottoman Finance, 1856-1881.(Review)
July 1, 2001... Gold for the Sultan: Western Bankers and Ottoman Finance, 1856-1881 by Christopher Clay. London: I.B. Tauris, 2000. Pp.xx + 698, bibliography, index. 45.00 [pounds sterling]. ISBN 1-86064-476-7. Christopher Clay's original intention was to...