The Struggle for Supremacy in the Middle East - Simon Mabon

The Struggle for Supremacy in the Middle East

Saudi Arabia and Iran

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
268 Seiten
2023
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-46144-3 (ISBN)
28,65 inkl. MwSt
Offering a nuanced study of the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran, Simon Mabon demonstrates its impact across the Middle East. Challenging assumptions about 'proxy wars', the role of religion and sectarianism, Mabon highlights how the rivalry has shaped and been shaped by regional politics and local groups.
Since 1979, few rivalries have affected Middle Eastern politics as much as the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran. However, too often the rivalry has been framed purely in terms of 'proxy wars', sectarian difference or the associated conflicts that have broken out in Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Bahrain, and Yemen. In this book, Simon Mabon presents a more nuanced assessment of the rivalry, outlining its history and demonstrating its impact across the Middle East. Highlighting the significance of local groups, Mabon shows how regional politics have shaped and been shaped by the rivalry. The book draws from social theory and the work of Pierre Bourdieu to challenge problematic assumptions about 'proxy wars', the role of religion, and sectarianism. Exploring the changing political landscape of the Middle East as a whole and the implications for regional and international security, Mabon paints a complex picture of this frequently discussed but oft-misunderstood rivalry.

Simon Mabon is Professor of International Politics at Lancaster University. He is Director of SEPAD (the Sectarianism, Proxies and De-Sectarianization Project) which aims to trace the emergence and development of sectarian animosity in global politics. He has previously published Saudi Arabia and Iran: Soft Power Rivalry in the Middle East (2013), The Origins of ISIS (2016, co-author) and Houses Built on Sand (2020), along with several other edited collections. In 2016/17 Mabon served as academic advisor to the House of Lords International Relations Committee's inquiry into the UK's relationship with the Middle East.

Introduction; 1. States, sects and order; 2. The story of a kingdom and a republic; 3. Iraq; 4. Bahrain; 5. Lebanon; 6. Syria; 7. Yemen; Conclusions.

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Zusatzinfo Worked examples or Exercises
Verlagsort Cambridge
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 226 mm
Gewicht 460 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Religion / Theologie
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Europäische / Internationale Politik
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Staat / Verwaltung
ISBN-10 1-108-46144-1 / 1108461441
ISBN-13 978-1-108-46144-3 / 9781108461443
Zustand Neuware
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