Imperialism in the Middle East

1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-041-01382-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 234 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 246 mm

This book reveals how today's devastating conflicts across Gaza, Syria, and the broader Middle East represent imperialism in its most destructive form. Leading Area Studies scholars move beyond fragmented analyses to examine how US-led imperial power functions as a comprehensive system—from Tunisia's financial dependency to the weaponization of feminist discourse in justifying violence.

Central to this analysis is the concept of "accumulation by waste," demonstrating how systematic destruction has become imperialism's primary mechanism for maintaining regional control. Through diverse case studies spanning North Africa to the Arabian Peninsula, the authors illuminate how military interventions, financial domination, and ideological warfare work in concert to preserve Western hegemony. Yet this collection also documents emerging alternatives: from Palestinian resistance in Gaza to China's development model, pathways beyond imperial control are taking shape. Essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the forces shaping our world and the struggles necessary to transform it.

This volume speaks to students, scholars and policymakers across International Relations, Political Economy, Marxist Studies, Middle Eastern Studies and Critical Security Studies.

Originally published as a special issue of Middle East Critique, this edition features three additional chapters and a thoroughly updated introduction that addresses recent developments across the region.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kadri, Ali

Capasso, Matteo

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Historische & Regionale Volkskunde
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Kolonialismus, Imperialismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kolonialgeschichte, Geschichte des Imperialismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. Imperialism in the 21st Century 2. The ‘War on Terror’ as Primitive Accumulation in Tunisia: US-Led Imperialism and the Post-2010-2011 Revolt/Security Conjuncture 3. Imperialism and Neoliberal Redeployment in Post-uprising Tunisia 4. Imperialist terrorism in Northern Africa 5. Gunning for Damascus: The US War on the Syrian Arab Republic 6. The Iranian-American Intelligentsia in U.S. Foreign Affairs: Ahistoricism, Anti-Structuralism, and the Production of Idealism 7. Logics of Elimination and Settler Colonialism: Decolonization or National Liberation? 8. The urgency of anti-imperialist feminism: Lessons from Palestine 9. China against US Imperialism in the Arabian Sea: The Case of Oman

Über Autor(innen)

Matteo Capasso is Professor at the School of Country and Region Studies, Institute of Middle East Studies, Northwest University, Xi’an in the People’s Republic of China. He is the Editor in Chief of Middle East Critique, and the author of the book, Everyday Politics in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.

Ali Kadri is Visiting Professor at Sun Yat-sen University, People’s Republic of China. His recent books include The Cordon Sanitaire: A Single Law Governing Development in East Asia and the Arab World, Imperialism with Reference to Syria, China’s Path to Development: Against Neoliberalism and The Unmaking of Arab Socialism.