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British policy towards self-governing institutions in mandatory Palestine : the question of the Legislative Council, 1932-1936 -

Burnett, George, (2015)

This thesis is concerned with the manner in which the British authorities approached the obligation to develop a Legislative Council in Mandatory Palestine between 1932 and 1936, as stipulated by the terms of the Passfield ...
Ernest Gellner, “Islam” and “Middle Eastern studies” -

Le Vay, Richard Harry, (2015)

The thesis takes as its starting point the famous dispute between Edward Said and Ernest Gellner over the former’s postcolonial approach to Islam and Middle Eastern Studies and the alleged ‘Orientalism’ of the latter’s ...
Expanding the record : U.S. relations with Ahmad Chalabi 1991-2010 -

Sorrell, Paul John, (2016)

This thesis explores the relationship between the United States government and Iraqi politician Ahmad Chalabi between the founding of the Iraqi National Congress in 1991 and the Iraqi Parliamentary elections of 2010. The ...
Framing Arab poverty knowledge production : a socio-bibliometric study -

El Jamal, Sarah Monzer, (2015)

Based on Mannheim's theory that knowledge is socially constructed, and its production process is influenced by the social context in which it occurs, this study seeks to identify and analyze the social influences and forces ...
John Foss, barbary captivity, and strains of American thought in the eighteenth century -

Larson, Ian Benjamin, (2014)

This work is an attempt to draw out the ideological underpinnings of A Journal of the Captivity and Sufferings of John Foss, the 1798 captivity narrative of the Massachusetts sailor John Foss. This study undertakes to ...
Mothering and nationalism in Egypt -

Gutierrez, Jennifer Carolina, (2016)

This project seeks to explore the ways in which mothering was associated with nationalism at the turn-of-the-century in Egypt. Colonial penetration in Egypt saw a rise in focus in the ways that women were raising their ...
Neorealism in the Libyan case : Mary-Jane Deeb’s pyramid and going beyond Waltz -

Pokorny, Matthew James, (2015)

This project is concerned with approaches to Libyan foreign policy under Muammar Qaddafi. It first examines Mary-Jane Deeb’s pyramidal model of analysis of Libyan policy during the 1970s and 1980s. It argues that her ...
One woman, many headlines : a comparative study of media coverage of Tawakkol Karman by Arab and Western media -

Azzi, Iman Alexandra, (2015)

This thesis analyzes the representation of Tawakkol Karman – a Yemeni journalist, activist, and Islamist opposition leader – before and after she received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011. Using content analysis of newspapers, ...
Origin, emanation and return in al-Fayḍ al-Kāshānī’s ʿAyn al-Yaqīn -

Nuwayhid, Wissam Iman, (2016)

In this thesis I will explore al-Fayḍ al-Kāshānī’s unique attempt at harmonizing demonstrative proof, mystical unveiling and divine revelation (Burhan, ʿIrfan and Qurʿan) by analyzing the themes of origin, emanation and ...
Patronage, clientalism, and the maintenance of the confessional state -

Gardiner, Maxwell, (2015)

Patronage and clientalism are a system of service provision and support networks based on personality or political party which frequently supplant the national state. In Lebanon, patronage networks are especially strong ...
Political liberalization in Jordan : a comparative study -

Wyrwicz, Edward McGowan, (2014)

This thesis compares two distinct periods of political liberalization in Jordan’s history: 1953-1957, and 1984-1994. It uses Uriel Dann’s model of Jordanian politics in order to analyze the nature of the regime elite and ...
Reorientation toward future : lives among the Palestinian refugees from Syria (PRS) in Lebanon -

Wu, Wen-Yu, (2015)

The media coverage of the ongoing predicament of the Palestinian refugees from Syria (PRS), the reports of NGOs intervening amongst them, and the calls for international attention of UN agencies officially responsible for ...
Reporting conspiracy (theory) : Sonallah Ibrahim's Al-Lajna and Paul Auster's City of Glass -

Serio, Anna Isabella, (2015)

Richard Hofstadter’s 1964 essay “The Paranoid Style in American Politics” began the scholarly debate on conspiracy theory, which originally focused on the United States and then later included other regions such as the ...
Resiliency of the Saudi Monarchy : 1745-1975 -

Mellon, Christopher Keesee, (2015)

The project examines the Resiliency of the Saudi Monarchy from 1745-1975. It begins with an overview of approaches to monarchy. Then, Chapter 3 examines the Durable Dynasties period from 1745 to the fall of the second ...
Syrian military intervention in the Jordanian and Lebanese civil war : historical context and motivations -

Bailey, Ryan, (2015)

This paper will examine the military intervention of Syria in the Jordanian Civil War of 1970-1 and the Lebanese Civil War of 1975-90, focusing specifically on what were the determining factors that caused the government ...
The Caucasus Emirate in the age of ISIS : a short history of Islamic “States” in the North Caucasus -

Stephens, Susannah Jane, (2016)

North Caucasian resistance movements against Russian colonial incursion and political dominance have consistently framed their struggles in terms of “Gazawat,” “Holy War,” and “Jihad.” Despite the religiosity of their ...
The formation of paradisiacal notions in the early Muslim community : influences and innovations -

al-Kayat, Rawan Afif, (2017)

Paradise, the dwelling of the souls of the righteous after their death, is mentioned in all the monotheistic scriptures, the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament and the Qur’ān with the Islamic scripture encompassing the most ...
The politics of militarizing welfare in Syria -

Wallace, Cody Christian, (2017)

The sequence of events that constituted the “Arab awakening,” exposed key development trends for upgrading regimes moving towards neo-liberal policy preferences. While the imposition of economic liberalization can lead to ...
The preeminence of Hezbollah : rise of Shiite power in Lebanon -

Ghazal, Elias, (2015)

Shiites were grossly deprived and underrepresented in the young Lebanese Republic. Yet, in a relatively short period of time, they went from being the downtrodden to being one of the strongest political players in Lebanon. ...
World poetics : prospects for the application of dramatism to studies of the international relations of the Middle East -

Castillo, Matthew, (2015)

In the field of international relations many attempts have been made to define the criteria that best suits students and scholars in understanding events past, present, and future. Dramatism continues to attract students ...

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