TY - BOOK AU - Stetter,Stephan TI - The Middle East and globalization: encounters and horizons SN - 9781137031754 (hardback) AV - JZ1318 .M533 2012 U1 - 303.48/256 23 PY - 2012/// CY - New York, NY PB - Palgrave Macmillan KW - Globalization KW - Middle East KW - Africa, North KW - Geopolitics KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / Globalization KW - bisacsh KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / Economic Conditions KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-268) and index N2 - "The Middle East and Globalizations: Encounters and Horizons brings together contributions by leading scholars in Middle East Studies sharing the interest in theoretically ambitious approaches to globalization and world society. The book discusses past and contemporary political, societal, economic and cultural trends in the Middle East against the background of comprehensive theories of globalization. The contributions to this book draw from a shared methodological approach looking at fractures and horizons of globalization shaping the Middle East"-- ER -