Roy, Olivier, 1949-
The politics of chaos in the Middle East / Olivier Roy ; translated from the French by Ros Schwartz. - London, England : Hurst & Co. in association with the Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Internationales, c2007. - vi, 167 p. ; 22 cm. - CERI series in comparative politics and international studies .
First published in France as : Croissant et le chaos, by Hachettes Littératures, 2007. Translated from French.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : the War on Terror : between World War IV and optical illusion -- 1. Who is the enemy? where is the enemy? -- 2. The Middle East : fragmentation of conflicts and new fault lines -- 3. Iran poised between the nuclear bomb and bombardment -- 4. In the meantime, al-Qaeda--.
Argues that the consequences of the 'war on terror' have artificially conflated conflicts in the Middle East such that they appear to be the expression of 'Muslim anger' against the West. The author seeks to restore the individual logic and dynamics of each of these conflicts, the better to understand the political discontent that sustains them.
9781850658948 (pbk.) 9781850659013 (hbk.)
Islam and politics--Middle East
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
Iraq War, 2003-
World politics
Middle East--Politics and government--21st century.
United States--Politics and government--2001-2009
Middle East--Foreign relations--United States
United States--Foreign relations--Middle East
DS63.1 / .R6913 2007
956.054
The politics of chaos in the Middle East / Olivier Roy ; translated from the French by Ros Schwartz. - London, England : Hurst & Co. in association with the Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Internationales, c2007. - vi, 167 p. ; 22 cm. - CERI series in comparative politics and international studies .
First published in France as : Croissant et le chaos, by Hachettes Littératures, 2007. Translated from French.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : the War on Terror : between World War IV and optical illusion -- 1. Who is the enemy? where is the enemy? -- 2. The Middle East : fragmentation of conflicts and new fault lines -- 3. Iran poised between the nuclear bomb and bombardment -- 4. In the meantime, al-Qaeda--.
Argues that the consequences of the 'war on terror' have artificially conflated conflicts in the Middle East such that they appear to be the expression of 'Muslim anger' against the West. The author seeks to restore the individual logic and dynamics of each of these conflicts, the better to understand the political discontent that sustains them.
9781850658948 (pbk.) 9781850659013 (hbk.)
Islam and politics--Middle East
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
Iraq War, 2003-
World politics
Middle East--Politics and government--21st century.
United States--Politics and government--2001-2009
Middle East--Foreign relations--United States
United States--Foreign relations--Middle East
DS63.1 / .R6913 2007
956.054
