Understanding the Contemporary Middle East

Jillian Schwedler is professor of political science at Hunter College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York, USA. Her publications include Faith in Moderation: Islamist Parties in Jordan and Yemen and (with Laleh Khalili) Policing and Prisons in the Middle East: Formations of Coercion.

Introduction—J. Schwedler. The Middle East: A Geographic Preface—I.R. Manners, B.M. Parmenter, and R. King. The Historical Context—A. Goldschmidt Jr. Middle Eastern Politics—P. Schrodt and D.J. Gerner. International Relations—M.A. Tétreault. The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict—S. Sharoni and M. Abu-Nimer. The Economies of the Middle East—A. Paczynska. The Political Economy of Middle Eastern Oil—M.A. Tétreault. Population Growth, Urbanization, and the Challenges of Unemployment—V.M. Moghadam. Kinship, Class, and Ethnicity—L. King-Irani. The Role of Women—L. Pollard. Religion and Politics in the Middle East—J. Schwedler. Middle Eastern Literature—m. cooke. Trends and Prospects—J. Schwedler.