Research Guides: POLS 357: International Relations Theory: Conflict and the Middle East (HC) [Spring 2017]: Background Information

Reading for Background on the Middle East

Blackwell Companion to Religion and Violence.
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"The timely Blackwell Companion to Religion and Violence brings together an international, interdisciplinary group of scholars who provide a coherent state-of-the-art overview of the complex relationships between religion and violence." - publisher's description.
See essays on Islam, Jihad and "Rethinking Religion and Violence in the Middle East" by Jeroen Gunning.
Governance in the Middle East and North Africa: a handbook
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Provides a variety of overview essays on political, economic, and government performance in the region and in individual countries.
Guide to Islamist Movements
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"This is the first comprehensive guide to today's most important, yet least understood transnational ideology -- political Islamism. The movement takes many forms, ranging from electoral participation to revolutionary terrorism and global jihad, and influences the politics of virtually every country around the globe. The guide examines the movement's diverse groups, ideas, and activities, including the beliefs, organizational structures, and interactions of the different groups. It focuses on thinkers and ideologies, movements and parties, and responding government policies and repression."- publisher's description
Middle East - Ellen Lust (editor)
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Now in its 14th edition in 2017, this handbook provides overviews of political issues and country profiles from leading scholars.

Political Handbook of the World
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This authoritative reference book provides detailed information on the major aspects of each country's government and political parties. Because the handbook is updated regularly it is a good source for information on current events, elections, political history, and more.

Routledge Atlas of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
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This is the 2012 edition that depicts the history of the conflict and ongoing efforts toward resolution in 227 maps.
Routledge Handbook of Modern Israel
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Includes essays about Israel's relations with countries in the region, the West and the developing world.
Routledge Handbook of Political Islam
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Presents a collection of overview essays with individual contributions focused on Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and the Middle East generally as well as the Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, and Hizbullah.
Handbook of the Criminology of Terrorism
On Order for H Magill
Presents recent scholarly studies on terrorism from a criminological perspective..

Reading for Background on International Relations

Handbook of Conflict Analysis and Resolution by Ingrid Sandole-Staroste (Editor); Jessica Senehi (Editor); Sean Byrne (Editor); Dennis J. D. Sandole (Editor)
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ISBN: 0415433959
Publication Date: 2008-09-09
This major new Handbook is a collection of work from leading scholars in the Conflict Analysis and Resolution (CAR) field. The central theme is the value of interdisciplinary approaches to the analysis and resolution of conflicts. Includes the essay "From Diagnosis to Treatment: Toward New Shared Principles for Israeli-Palestinian Peacebuilding" by Walid Salem and Edy Kaufman.
Handbook of International Relations by Beth A. Simmons (Editor); Walter E. (Emmanuel) Carlsnaes (Editor); Thomas Risse (Editor)
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ISBN: 9781849201506
Publication Date: 2012-09-28
Provides a state-of-the-art review of the field. Essays come from an international group of scholars who reviews historical, philosophical, analytical and normative aspects of the discipline and the key contemporary topics of research and debate today.
Handbook on Building Cultures of Peace by Joseph de Rivera
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ISBN: 9780387095745
Publication Date: 2008-01-01
Offers 25 overview essays with an interdisciplinary approach to the issues.
The Oxford Handbook of International Relations by Christian Reus-Smit (Editor); Duncan Snidal (Editor)
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ISBN: 9780199219322
Publication Date: 2008-09-15
Note in particular the essays on theoretical perspectives.
Research and Writing in International Relations by Laura Roselle; Sharon Spray
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ISBN: 9780321277664
Publication Date: 2007-09-05
This brief, supplementary text sets out the basics of research and writing in International Relations as a sub-field of political science-question selection, literature review, methodology, information gathering, and composing-at the introductory level.
Theory Talks
"Theory Talks is an interactive forum for discussion of debates in International Relations with an emphasis of the underlying theoretical issues. By frequently inviting cutting-edge specialists in the field to elucidate their work and to explain current developments both in IR theory and real-world politics, Theory Talks aims to offer both scholars and students a comprehensive view of the field and its most important protagonists."-- Home page.