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Author Cronin, Stephanie, author.

Title Armies and state-building in the modern Middle East : politics, nationalism and military reform / Stephanie Cronin.

Publication Info. London : I.B. Tauris, 2014.

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 310 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Library of Modern Middle East studies ; 148
Library of modern Middle East studies ; 148.
Contents The military revolution in the Middle East -- Importing modernity : European military missions to Qajar Iran -- Building and rebuilding Afghanistan's army : an historical perspective -- The Iranian army under monarchy and republic : state-building, empire-building and revolution -- Tribes, coups and princes : building a modern army in Saudi Arabia.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-298) and index.
Summary Focusing on Iran, Afghanistan, and Saudi Arabia, adds an historical understanding to a contemporary political analysis of the roles of Middle Eastern armies, examining their structures, activities, and their role in state- and empire-building.
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Subject Civil-military relations -- Middle East.
Civil-military relations.
Middle East.
Middle East -- Armed Forces -- Political activity.
Armed Forces.
Political participation.
Middle East Region.
Middle East -- Armed Forces -- History -- 19th century.
Chronological Term 19th century
Subject Middle East -- Armed Forces -- History -- 20th century.
Chronological Term 20th century
Subject Middle East -- Armed Forces -- History -- 21st century.
Chronological Term 21st century
Subject History.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Political Advocacy.
Armed Forces -- Political activity.
Militären och samhället.
Väpnade styrkor -- historia.
Politics and Government.
Chronological Term 1800-2099
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Other Form: Print version: Cronin, Stephanie. Armies and state-building in the modern Middle East. London : I.B. Tauris, 2014 9781780767390 (OCoLC)858825984
ISBN 9781786724410 (electronic book)
1786724413 (electronic book)
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1780767404
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