The world is watching with uncertainity as the "Arab Spring" unfolds
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Transition from an Arab Spring to an Islamic Winter
1 The Structure of Arab Society: Tribes and Artificial States
2 The Ottoman Heritage
3 Authoritarian Rule in the Islamic World
4 The Caliphate and the Ideal of the Islamic State
5 The Globalization of Information and the World Media
6 Turkey, Egypt, Tunisia, Pakistan, and the Republican Model
7 Saudi Arabia, the Gulf States, Morocco, Jordan, and the Monarchical Model
8 Syria, Libya, Yemen, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo, and the Tribal Model
9 Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, and the Shi'ite Model
10 Algeria, Mali, Sudan, Somalia, the Palestinians, and the Revolutionary Model
Summary: The Islamic Spring and Israel, and What Lies Ahead
Bibliography
Index