Minorities in the Middle East

A History of Struggle and Self-Expression, 2d ed.

Mordechai Nisan (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

351 Seiten

2002
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
9780786413751 (ISBN)

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A study of all the indigenous peoples of the Middle East. Pressed to persist in a threatening environment, these minorities (including Kurds, Berbers, Baluchi, Druzes, 'Alawites, Armenians, Assyrians, Sudanese Christians, Jews, Egyptian Copts, and others) share similar experiences.

The struggle for independence by minorities in the Middle East (those people who are non-Arab or non-Muslim) is affecting the political climate around the world. War and terrorism are threatening the safety of many minority communities and repression of minorities still remains standard state policy in some countries.

This updated and revised edition of the 1991 original provides a wealth of historical and political detail for all the indigenous peoples of the Middle East. Pressed to persist in a threatening environment, these minorities (Kurds, Berbers, Baluchi, Druzes, 'Alawites, Armenians, Assyrians, Maronites, Sudanese Christians, Jews, Egyptian Copts, and others) share similar experiences and have been known to cooperate for shared goals. Important events and new trends regarding the welfare of these groups are covered, and numerous oral histories add to the new edition.

Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

Mordechai Nisan has written extensively on Zionism and the Arab-Israeli conflict. He teaches Middle East Studies at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rothberg International School and lives in Jerusalem.

Table of Contents

Preface

INTRODUCTION: THE MIDDLE EASTERN MOSAIC

States and Nations

Minorities in the Middle East

The Debate About Minorities

Principles and Means of Conflict Resolution

PART 1: MUSLIM MINORITIES

Kurds: A Legacy of Struggle and Suffering

Berbers: Between Rebellion and Submission

Baluch: From Obscurity to Geostrategic Importance

PART II: HETERODOX MUSLIM MINORITIES

Druzes: Freedom Without Independence

‘Alawites: To Power and the Unknown

PART III: CHRISTIAN MINORITIES

Copts: From Majority People to Minority Religion

Armenians: Talent, Tragedy, and Territorial Loss

Assyrians: An Ancient People, a Perennial Struggle

Maronites: Sophistication and Missed Opportunities

Sudanese Christians: Tribulations and War in Black Africa

PART IV: JEWS, ISRAEL AND OTHER MIDDLE EASTERN MINORITIES

Jews: Zionist Achievement, Lingering Question

Jews, Israel, and the Minorities

CONCLUSIONS

The Elusiveness of Political Rule: A Comparison

Minority Mobilization and the Crusader Case

Minority Particularity and the Israeli Case

Peoples and State Across the Region

The Middle East and the World

Notes

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Zusatzinfo	maps, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	472 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-13	9780786413751 / 9780786413751
Zustand	Neuware