TY - BOOK AU - Schwarz,Rolf TI - War and state building in the Middle East T2 - Governance and international relations in the Middle East SN - 978-0-8130-4474-3 U1 - 320.956 23E PY - 2013/// CY - Gainesville, Tallahassee PB - University Press of Florida KW - Middle East--Politics and government--20th century KW - Politics and war--Middle East--History--20th century KW - Middle East--Politics and government--Philosophy KW - Politics and war--Middle East KW - Nation-building--Middle East KW - Nation-building--Middle East--Case studies KW - Middle East--Politics and government--20th century--Case studies KW - Politics and war--Middle East--History--20th century--Case studies N1 - Bibliogr. p. [131]-148; Introduction -- Understanding state making -- Iraq: from rentier state to failed state -- Jordan: rentierism and state survival -- The gulf states: from tribal sheikhdoms to sustainable states -- State failure and peace building ER -