Becke The Land beyond the Border

State Formation and Territorial Expansion in Syria, Morocco, and Israel
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-4384-8224-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 302 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: SUNY series in Comparative Politics

Uses an innovative theoretical framework to comparatively explore the dynamics of state expansion and contraction in Syria (1976-2005), Morocco (since 1975), and Israel (since 1967).

Autoren/Hrsg.

Becke, Johannes

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Preface

Introduction

1. A Theory of Postcolonial State Expansions

2. The Late Colonial State in the Middle East

3. After Empire: Colonial Legacies and Postcolonial State Formation

4. Varieties of State Expansion

5. Resistance and Institutional Change

6. State Expansions and State Contractions after the End of the Cold War

7. Varieties of Expansionism in Global Comparison

Conclusion

Notes
Works Cited
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Johannes Becke is Professor of Israel and Middle East Studies at the Heidelberg Center for Jewish Studies in Germany.