Udo Steinbach

Beyond question, the Middle East is currently a region of upheaval, crises and fresh beginnings. The social, political and economic problems of the region in the early twenty-first century are threatening to become globally explosive. The collapse of states, implosion of societies, sectarian conflicts, ruptures and changes in political coalitions, along with the divergent interests of the major powers are giving rise to almost inextricably complex tangles of political problems. Udo Steinbach describes and analyses the causes, consequences and political concerns involved along a chronological axis, providing the reader with well-founded insights into the entire region of the Middle East. Europe cannot afford to ignore either the opportunities or the dangers in the region.

Der Nahe Osten seit 1906

Tradition und Erneuerung im Ringen um die Zukunft

kulturgeschichtliche Untersuchungen zu einem arabischen Volksroman

D̲āt al-Himma

Werner Ende

Renate Laut

Der Islam in der Gegenwart

Considered the most authoritative single-volume reference work on Islam in the contemporary world, the German-language Der Islam in der Gegenwart, currently in its fifth edition, offers a wealth of authoritative information on the religious, political, social, and cultural life of Islamic nations and of Islamic immigrant communities elsewhere. Now, Cornell University Press is making this invaluable resource accessible to English-language readers. More current than the latest German edition on which it is based, Islam in the World Today covers a comprehensive array of topics in concise essays by some of the world's leading experts on Islam, including: • the history of Islam from the earliest years through the twentieth century, with particular attention to Sunni and Shi'i Islam and Islamic revival movements during the last three centuries; • data on the advance of Islam along with current population statistics; • Muslim ideas on modern economics, on social order, and on attempts to modernize Islamic law (shari'a) and apply it in contemporary Muslim societies; • Islam in diaspora, especially the situation in Europe and America; • secularism, democracy, and human rights; and • women in Islam Twenty-four essays are each devoted to a specific Muslim country or a country with significant Muslim minorities, spanning Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and the former Soviet Union. Additional essays illuminate Islamic culture, exploring local traditions; the languages and dialects of Muslim peoples; and art, architecture, and literature. Detailed bibliographies and indexes ensure the book's usefulness as a reference work.

A Handbook of Politics, Religion, Culture, and Society

Islam in the World Today

zwischen Verfolgungsdruck und Auswanderung

Autochthone Christen im Nahen Osten

Klaus Kreiser

Raoul Motika

Charlotte Joppien

Ludwig Schulz

​Der vorliegende Band schafft ein interdisziplinäres Forum für die gegenwartsbezogene Türkeiforschung in Deutschland. Er präsentiert Forschungsergebnisse von NachwuchswissenschaftlerInnen, die sich durch einen frischen Blick auf die Türkei, methodische Vielfalt sowie interdisziplinäre Ansätze auszeichnen. Der Band trägt so zu einem besseren Verständnis von Gesellschaft, Politik, Wirtschaft, Geschichte und Kultur des Landes bei, das sowohl regional als auch im europäischen Kontext einen immer wichtiger werdenden Platz einnimmt. ​

Junge Perspektiven der Türkeiforschung in Deutschland

Udo Steinbach

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