{"product_id":"islamic-identity-and-development-after-the-ottomans-the-arab-middle-east-paperback","title":"Islamic Identity and Development After the Ottomans: The Arab Middle East - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eÖzay Mehmet\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExploring themes of identity and development in the post-Ottoman Arab world, this book updates the author's earlier \u003ci\u003eIslamic Identity and Development \u003c\/i\u003e(Routledge, 1990) to analyse the root causes of chaos, civil war, and conflict in the Islamic Core today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdopting a neo-Ottomanist framework, and using the latest scholarship on the Middle East, the author traces the historical development of the current crisis to the First World War, when the West instigated invasions, coup d'états, civil and proxy wars. It is argued that Western powers have facilitated the dispossession of the Arab people in their overarching aim to gain control of the oil fields. A range of historical case-studies are provided as evidence, from the Balfour Declaration and the Sykes-Picot Agreement to the creation of Israel and the displacement of Islamic refugees. Individual nations are also analysed, including Iran, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Syria, Libya, and Egypt. Ultimately, the author suggests that artificial countries and unsustainable frontiers are the root causes of the Islamic crisis. However, a realistic (and long-term) solution may lie in the evolution of a new Silk Route Economy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will appeal to graduate-level students in political economy, area studies, international affairs, and Middle East studies generally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eÖzay Mehmet is Distinguished Research Professor of International Affairs at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. He was educated in Cyprus, the London School of Economics (1959-62) and he received his MA and Ph.D in Economics at the University of Toronto. He has taught at various Canadian universities (Windsor, York, Toronto, Ottawa, and Carleton), and is the author of more than 20 academic books and over 100 articles in academic journals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 31, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52732102770995,"sku":"9781032215693","price":92.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/bkVnU0pOUmxpQUVqVXVjTDNmcHdMdz09.webp?v=1763877736","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/islamic-identity-and-development-after-the-ottomans-the-arab-middle-east-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}