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Using a comparative history approach, this book analyzes presidents and their ability to change their polities, societies, and economies across four periods: during and after independence; during national consolidation in the 19th century; the expansion of the state in the 20th century; and the turn to neoliberal globalization since the 1980s.

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By studying the actions of the rising powers in relation to the ArabIsraeli conflict since 1947, this book identifies active and passive approaches to conflict management. Through them, this book examines the extent to which these actions help or hinder aspirations to greater global influence.

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By studying the actions of the rising powers in relation to the ArabIsraeli conflict since 1947, this book identifies active and passive approaches to conflict management. Through them, this book examines the extent to which these actions help or hinder aspirations to greater global influence.