Cronin, Stephanie, <br/><br/>
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 .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages  255-298) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781780767390 (hardback)  RM342.86 1780767390 (hardback) 1780767404 (paperback.) 9781780767406 (paperback) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Civil-military relations--Middle East.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Middle East--Armed Forces--Political activity.<br/>Middle East--Armed Forces--History--19th century.<br/>Middle East--Armed Forces--History--20th century.<br/>Middle East--Armed Forces--History--21st century.