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Innovation in Islam: Traditions and Contributions
(University of California Press, 2011)
Why has the West developed and modernized, while the Muslim world has lagged behind? Why has democracy not found a hospitable home in much of the Muslim world? Why have the opponents of innovation found their message so ...
The International Politics of the Persian Gulf
(Syracuse University Press, 2011)
For much of the contemporary history of the Middle East, the Persian Gulf has stood at the center of the region’s strategic significance. At the same time, the Gulf has been wracked by political instability and tension. ...
Migrant Labor in the Persian Gulf
(Columbia University Press, 2012)
In some countries of the Persian Gulf as much as 85 to 90 per cent of the population is made-up of expatriate workers.Unsurprisingly, all of the concerned states spend inordinate amounts of their political energies managing ...
The Modern Middle East: A Political East: A Political History Since World War I, 3rd ed.
(University of California Press, 2013)
From the fall of the Ottoman Empire through the Arab Spring, this completely revised and updated edition of Mehran Kamrava’s classic treatise on the making of the contemporary Middle East remains essential reading for ...
The Nuclear Question in the Middle East
(Hurst & Co., Columbia University Press, 2012)
The nuclear age is coming to the Middle East. Understanding the scope and motivations for this development and its implications for global security is essential. The last decade has witnessed an explosion of popular and ...
Political Economy of the Persian Gulf
(Hurst & Co., Columbia University Press, 2012)
Change occurs rapidly in the Persian Gulf. While some states have capitalised on the fast-paced nature of globalised fiscal transactions and have become important markets for foreign investment, others have fallen victim ...
Qatar: Small State, Big Politics
(Cornell University Press, 2013)
"The Persian Gulf state of Qatar has fewer than 2 million inhabitants, virtually no potable water, and has been an independent nation only since 1971. Yet its enormous oil and gas wealth has permitted the ruling al Thani ...