Armies and state-building in the modern Middle East : politics, nationalism and military reform /
Cronin, Stephanie,
Armies and state-building in the modern Middle East : politics, nationalism and military reform / Stephanie Cronin. - viii, 310 pages ; 23 cm. - Library of Modern Middle East studies ; 148 .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-298) and index.
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.
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.
9781780767390 (hardback) RM342.86 1780767390 (hardback) 1780767404 (paperback.) 9781780767406 (paperback)
Civil-military relations--Middle East.
Middle East--Armed Forces--Political activity.
Middle East--Armed Forces--History--19th century.
Middle East--Armed Forces--History--20th century.
Middle East--Armed Forces--History--21st century.
Armies and state-building in the modern Middle East : politics, nationalism and military reform / Stephanie Cronin. - viii, 310 pages ; 23 cm. - Library of Modern Middle East studies ; 148 .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-298) and index.
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.
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.
9781780767390 (hardback) RM342.86 1780767390 (hardback) 1780767404 (paperback.) 9781780767406 (paperback)
Civil-military relations--Middle East.
Middle East--Armed Forces--Political activity.
Middle East--Armed Forces--History--19th century.
Middle East--Armed Forces--History--20th century.
Middle East--Armed Forces--History--21st century.