The I.B.Tauris Handbook of Sociology and the Middle East
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
The I.B.Tauris Handbook of Sociology and the Middle East
By (Author) Fatma Mge Gek
Edited by Gamze Evcimen
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
I.B. Tauris
9th February 2022
United Kingdom
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Middle Eastern history
Revolutionary groups and movements
Social groups: religious groups and communities
Colonialism and imperialism
Religious aspects of sexuality, gender and relationships
Society and culture: general
Comparative politics
Gender studies, gender groups
306.0956
Physical Properties
Hardback
520
Width 158mm, Height 236mm, Spine 34mm
960g
Description
What we understand by the Middle East has changed over time and across space. While scholars agree that the geographical core of the Middle East is the Arabian Peninsula, the boundaries are less clear. How far back in time should we go to define the Middle East How far south and east should we move on the African continent And how do we deal with the minority religions in the region, and those who migrate to the West Across this handbooks 52 chapters, the leading sociologists writing on the Middle East share their standpoint on these questions. Taking the featured scholars as constitutive of the field, the handbook reshapes studies on the region by piecing together our knowledge on the Middle East from their path-defining contributions. The volume is divided into four parts covering sociologists perspectives on: Social transformations and social conflict; from Israel-Palestine and the Iranian Revolution, to the Arab Uprisings and the Syrian War The regions economic, religious and political activities; including the impact of the spread of Western modernity; the effects of neo-liberalism; and how Islam shapes the regions life and politics Peoples everyday practices as they have shaped our understanding of culture, consumption, gender and sexuality The diasporas from the Middle East in Europe and North America, which put the Middle East in dialogue with other regions of the world. The global approach and wide-ranging topics represent how sociologists enable us to redefine the boundaries and identities of the Middle East today.
Author Bio
Fatma Mge Gek is Professor of Sociology and Women's Studies at the University of Michigan, USA. Her recent published works include: The Transformation of Turkey: Redefining State and Society from the Ottoman Empire to the Modern Era (I.B. Tauris, 2011) and A Question of Genocide: Armenians and Turks at the End of the Ottoman Empire (2011). Gamze Evcimen is based at Eastern Michigan University, USA. She has published in the book, Domestic and Regional Uncertainties in the New Turkey (2017) and has won awards from the American Sociological Association and Istanbul Chamber of Commerce.
