Turmoil in the Middle East: Imperialism, War, and Political Instability

Product Description Berch Berberoglu examines the dynamic social forces and political turmoil that plague the contemporary Middle East. Review “Despite the difficult, controversial, and complex issues, Berberoglu succeeds in presenting an understandable overview of an enormously critical set of issues. Turmoil in the Middle East is innovative because it so successfully guides the discussion away from the ‘great man’ and ‘evil empire’ view of history and politics. It offers a powerful sociological analysis that keeps us focused on the social forces that underpin historical events.” ― Judy Aulette, University of North Carolina, Charlotte“Berberoglu’s work offers a comprehensive and analytically sophisticated overview of the contemporary political history of the Middle East. It is not only timely and significant in and of itself, it is (and should become increasingly) central to social scientific analyses of ethnicity, political sociology, social movements, and international relations. Berberoglu’s analysis is often extremely insightful. In particular, his discussions of the role of the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, of the parallels between the various countries he examines, and of the Gulf War are especially important.” ― Martin Orr, Boise State University About the Author Berch Berberoglu is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Sociology, and Director of the Institute for International Studies, at the University of Nevada, Reno. He is the author of several books, including The Legacy of Empire: Economic Decline and Class Polarization in the United States and The Political Economy of Development: Development Theory and the Prospects for Change in the Third World, also published by SUNY Press.