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100	1		_aStein, Ewan, _eauthor. _939007
245	1	0	_aInternational relations in the Middle East : _bhegemonic strategies and regional order / _cEwan Stein.
264		1	_aCambridge, United Kingdom ; _aNew York, NY : _bCambridge University Press, _c2020.
300			_a255 pages ; _c24 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"Developing an original theoretical approach to understanding the roots of regional conflict and cooperation, International Relations in the Middle East explores domestic and international foreign policy dynamics for an accessible insight into how and why Middle Eastern regional order has changed over time. Highlighting interactions between foreign policy trajectories in a range of states including Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Turkey, Ewan Stein identifies two main drivers of foreign policy and alignments: competitive supportseeking and ideological externalisation. Clearly linking political, ideological and foreign policy dynamics, Stein demonstrates how the sources of regional antagonisms and solidarities are to be found not in the geopolitical chessboard, but in the hegemonic strategies of the region's pivotal powers. Making the case for historical sociology- in particular the work of Antonio Gramsci and Louis Althusser-as the most powerful lens through which to understand regional politics in the Middle East, with wider implications for the study of regional order elsewhere"--
650		4	_aHegemony _zMiddle East. _939008
651		4	_aMiddle East _xForeign relations _y20th century. _939009
651		4	_aMiddle East _xForeign relations _y21st century. _939010
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