New perspectives on Middle East politics : economy, society, and international relations / edited by Robert Mason.

Includes bibliographical references.

Political Economy in the Middle East : The Cases of Demography and Youth / Robert Mason and Seif Hendy -- Comparative Civil-Military Relations in the Middle East / Robert Mason and Dina Arakji -- Soft Power and Geopolitical Competition in the Modern Middle East / Simon Mabon and Eyad AlRefai -- The Regionalization and Internationalization of Conflict / Robert Mason and Neil Partrick -- The Middle-oil Country Curse of the Middle East / Ishac Diwan -- The Fall and Rise of Extra-regional Actors / Robert Mason and Philipp Casula -- Environmental Politics in the Middle East / Robert Mason and Mohamed Abdelraouf -- The Israel-Palestine Conflict as a Shaping Factor in Regional Politics / Robert Mason.

"This compelling volume examines important and cross-cutting themes in the study of contemporary Middle East and North African politics and international relations. Drawing together contributions from scholars based within the region and beyond, it weaves together essential interdisciplinary, conceptually rich, and forward-looking content. Chapters cover population and youth, civil-military relations, soft power and geopolitical competition, regionalization and internationalization of conflict, the role of oil in reconstruction efforts, extra-regional actors, environmental politics, and specifically, the Israel-Palestine conflict. Students are supported with an extended and innovative glossary, including key concepts, actors and abbreviations. New Perspectives on Middle East Politics serves as an ideal primer and companion volume for scholars of Middle East Studies, as well as for policy professionals, journalists and the general reader engaging and re-engaging with the region."-- Provided by publisher.