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Author:   Elke Grawert ,  Zeinab Abul-Magd ,  Robert Springborg
Publisher:   Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint:   Rowman & Littlefield
Dimensions:   Width: 15.80cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.90cm
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9781442254558

ISBN 10:   1442254556
Pages:   334
Publication Date:   29 April 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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List of Figures and Tables Foreword Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction: Political Economy of the Military and Non-State Armed Groups in the Middle East and North Africa, by Elke Grawert Chapter 1: Egypt’s Adaptable Officers: Business, Nationalism, and Discontent, by Zeinab Abul-Magd Chapter 2: Businessmen in Boots – Pakistan’s Entrepreneurial Military, by Ayesha Siddiqa Chapter 3: The Conglomerate of the Turkish Military (OYAK) and the Dynamics of Turkish Capitalism, by İsmet Akça Chapter 4: All the Sepah's Men: Iran's Revolutionary Guards in Theory and Practice, by Kevan Harris Chapter 5: Jordan’s Military-Industrial Sector: Maintaining Institutional Prestige in the Era of Neoliberalism, by Shana Marshall Chapter 6: Civil-Military Relations in Sudan: Negotiating Political Transition in a Turbulent Economy, by Atta El-Battahani Chapter 7: Patronage Politics in Transition: Political and Economic Interests of the Yemeni Armed Forces, by Adam C. Seitz Chapter 8: Libya’s Tentative State Rebuilding: Militias' “Moral Economy,” Violence, and Financing (In)Security, by Philippe Droz-Vincent Chapter 9: Syria’s Army, Militias, and Non-State Armed Groups: Ideology, Funding, and Shifting Landscape, by Sherifa Zuhur Conclusion and Outlook, by Elke Grawert Appendix A: Glossary of Arab Words B: Maps C: Tables D: References List of Contributors Index

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The first truly comparative analysis of the political economy of armed forces in the MENA, this fine collection reveals militarization's widespread, profound and devastating consequences for the region's development. -- Robert Springborg, professor (ret.) of National Security Affairs, Naval Postgraduate School

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Elke Grawert is a political scientist and senior researcher at Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC). She teaches at the Institute of Political Science and Sociology, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University, Bonn, Germany. Zeinab Abul-Magd is an associate professor of Middle Eastern history at Oberlin College and the American University in Cairo. Contributors: İsmet Akça, assistant professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Yıldız Technical University, Turkey. Atta El-Battahani, professor of political science, University of Khartoum, Sudan, and Senior Advisor for International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) in Sudan. Philippe Droz-Vincent, professor of political science and international relations, Sciences-Po Grenoble, France. Kevan Harris, sociologist and associate director at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies, Princeton University. Shana Marshall, associate director of the Institute for Middle East Studies, George Washington University. Adam C. Seitz, senior research associate for Middle East Studies at the Marine Corps University, Quantico, VA. Ayesha Siddiqa, independent social scientist based in Pakistan. The first Pakistan fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Centre for Scholars, she also served with the Pakistan Navy as Director of Naval Research. Sherifa Zuhur, senior analyst at the Middle East Desk for Wikistrat and associate editor of the Review of Middle East Studies for Contemporary Conflicts and Systems.

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