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... a the different layers of aspirations that have been 121 general sense be said to defy both the logic of added to it since the transfer of power. On the a political (read corrupt) and politicized (read contrary, the attempt will be to see how Hindi antinational in the sense of challenging...

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...Ronen Yitzhak King `Abdallah's political ambitions in Palestine—the annexation of Palestine to Transjordan under his rule—and his wish to send his army (the Arab Legion) to realize these ambitions, worried leaders of Arab countries. In an attempt to prevent King `Abdallah from realizing this goal...

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...Amal Ghazal The Maghrib in the New Century: Identity, Religion, and Politics Bruce Maddy-Weitzman and Daniel Zisenwine, eds. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2007 278 pp., $59.95 (cloth) Duke University Press 2009 Being Modern in the Middle...

..., processes, and outcome of the Iranian revolution were too complex to be explained by single, overarching, ideological explanations. Duke University Press 2011 Ideology and Political Action in the Iranian Revolution Misagh Parsa cholars of the Iranian revolution have often explained the...

... role in the Iranian political structure despite their internal theological differences and political divisions. I challenge these assumptions and propose a different line of inquiry in studying the role of the religious institution and the ulema in Iranian history and politics. My overall argument is...

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