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Break all the Borders

Separatism and the Reshaping of the Middle East

By: Ariel I. Ahram

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Break all the Borders

Separatism and the Reshaping of the Middle East

By: Ariel I. Ahram

Since 2011, civil wars and state failure have wracked the Arab world, underlying the misalignment between national identity and political borders. In Break all the Borders, Ariel I. Ahram examines the separatist movements that aimed to remake those borders and create new independent states. With detailed studies of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, the federalists in eastern Libya, the southern resistance in Yemen, and Kurdish nationalist parties, Ahram explains how separatists captured territory and handled the tasks of rebel governance, including managing oil exports, electricity grids, and irrigation networks. Ahram emphasizes that the separatism arose not just as an opportunistic response to state collapse. Rather, separatists drew inspiration from the legacy of Woodrow Wilson and ideal of self-determination. They sought to reinstate political autonomy that had been lost during the early and mid-twentieth century. Speaking to the international community, separatist promised a more just and stable world order. In Yemen, Syria, Iraq, and Libya, they served as key allies against radical Islamic groups. Yet their hopes for international recognition have gone unfulfilled. Separatism is symptomatic of the contradictions in sovereignty and statehood in the Arab world. Finding ways to integrate, instead of eliminate, separatist movements may be critical for rebuilding regional order.

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Oxford University Press

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0190917393

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9780190917395

War and Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa

By: Ariel I. Ahram

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War and Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa

By: Ariel I. Ahram

For much of the last half century, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has seemed the outlier in global peace. Today Iraq, Libya, Israel/Palestine, Yemen, and Syria are not just countries, but synonyms for prolonged and brutal wars. But why is MENA so exceptionally violent? More importantly, can it change? Exploring the causes and consequences of wars and conflicts in this troubled region, Ariel Ahram helps readers answer these questions. In Part I, Ahram shows how MENA’s conflicts evolved with the formation of its states. Violence varied from civil wars and insurgencies to traditional interstate conflicts and affected some countries more frequently than others. The strategies rulers employed to stay in power constrained how they recruited, trained, and equipped their armies. Part II explores dynamics that trap the region in conflict—oil dependence, geopolitical interference, and embedded identity cleavages. The catastrophic wars of the 2010s reflect the confounding effects of these traps, culminating in state collapse and intervention from the US and Russia, as well as regional powers like Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. Finally, Ahram considers the possibilities of peace, highlighting the disjuncture between local peacebuilding and national and internationally-backed mediation. War and Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa will be an essential resource for students of peace and security studies and MENA politics, and anyone wanting to move beyond headlines and soundbites to understand the historical and social roots of MENA’s conflicts.

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248

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John Wiley & Sons

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1509532846

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9781509532841

Proxy Warriors

The Rise and Fall of State-Sponsored Militias

By: Ariel Ira Ahram

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Proxy Warriors

The Rise and Fall of State-Sponsored Militias

By: Ariel Ira Ahram

The book explains why some Third World states have centralized, conventional military forces while others rely on militias, paramilitaries, and other non-state actors using detailed case studies of Indonesia, Iraq, and Iran and offers policy recommendations for dealing with weak states based on this analysis.

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Stanford University Press

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0804773599

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9780804773591

Driven to Death

Psychological and Social Aspects of Suicide Terrorism

By: Ariel Merari

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Driven to Death

Psychological and Social Aspects of Suicide Terrorism

By: Ariel Merari

The deepest study yet of one of the least understood phenomena of our time. A scholarly work that read like a page-turner."---Bob Simon, CBS News Chief Middle Eastern correspondent and recipient of the Edward Weintal Prize for Diplomatic Reporting. --

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326

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Oxford University Press

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0195181026

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9780195181029

Racial Trauma in the School System

Naming the Pain

By: Connesia Handford,Ariel D. Marrero

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Racial Trauma in the School System

Naming the Pain

By: Connesia Handford,Ariel D. Marrero

Racial Trauma in the School System provides foundational and clinical information for school-based mental health professionals to better understand and address the nuanced experience of racial trauma in their school. The book focuses on conceptualizing racial trauma and the impact it has on a child’s development and academic functioning, providing information on how to look at racially based experiences through a trauma-informed lens. Examining a wide range of racial and ethnic identities, chapters explore critical issues such as ethno-racial identity development and diagnostic classifications to help readers develop a conceptual lens to guide their approach. The clinical application of theory to practice is emphasized using complex case studies and the explanation of practical interventions. This text is the first of its kind to focus exclusively on discussing the impact of racial trauma on children and to discuss the intersection between identity and racism in the school system. Geared toward school-based professionals, this book considers racial trauma across a wide range of contexts and clinical presentations for other mental health professionals to adapt and apply the content to their clinical practice.

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147

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Routledge

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0429639139

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9780429639135

The International Dimension Of Palestinian Terrorism

By: Ariel Merari,Shlomi Elad

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The International Dimension Of Palestinian Terrorism

By: Ariel Merari,Shlomi Elad

Terrorism, by its very nature, is a dynamic and rapidly changing phenomenon. This is particularly true of Palestinian terrorism: it is pluralistic in composition, flourishes in a highly volatile region, and is affected by numerous external actors and elements. Hence any attempt to produce research on Palestinian terrorism of a completely up-to-date nature is doomed to failure. Most of the work on this study was completed by the fall of 1985, and the statistics presented generally cover the period 1968-1984.

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Routledge

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1000302539

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The Golden Mask of King Tut The Code

By: Jesús Ariel Aguirre

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The Golden Mask of King Tut The Code

By: Jesús Ariel Aguirre

The book focuses on the inauguration of the New Great Egyptian Museum, in which the death mask of Pharaoh Tutankhamun is stolen. The archeology professor Thomas Dee will begin his search throughout Egypt and some cities of the Muslim world, together with the South African journalist Anne Lein. The plot suspects the black market of anti-grand theft, a Catholic Cardinal and several magnates as potential buyers. In the search they visit Vatican City, Luxor, Abu Dhabi, Southeast Asia, Sudan, Ethiopia, Morocco, the Greek islands of Skorpio, Mykonos, Santorini and the Alhambra itself in Spain.

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Editorial Autores de Argentina

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9878712117

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New Evaluation Procedures for a New Generation of Water-related Projects

By: Ronald G. Cummings,Ariel Dinar,Douglas Olson

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New Evaluation Procedures for a New Generation of Water-related Projects

By: Ronald G. Cummings,Ariel Dinar,Douglas Olson

This groundbreaking study presents the results of a large survey of more than 400 industrial firms in Russia conducted by the World Bank in mid-1994. The survey examined the role and organization of the enterprise sector, which is a key issue in transition economies, particularly in Russia, where a concerted attempt has been made to change ownership arrangements and hence corporate governance. More than half the firms surveyed are in the private sector; the rest remain in state hands or are partially privatized. A major focus of the book is to understand whether the Russian privatization has led to improvements in corporate governance. The authors identify some initial positive changes but also find that the manner in which privatization has occurred has not yet had a strong effect on the internal operations of Russian industrial firms. However, they do find evidence from their sample of significant growth in new firms. The volume examines the positive and negative aspects of restructuring, employment and workers compensation issues, budget constraints, the effects of privatization on employee behavior, and future prospects for Russian firms.

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World Bank Publications

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0821338293

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9780821338292

Satisfying Urban Thirst

Water Supply Augmentation and Pricing Policy in Hyderabad City, India

By: R. Maria Saleth,Ariel Dinar

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Satisfying Urban Thirst

Water Supply Augmentation and Pricing Policy in Hyderabad City, India

By: R. Maria Saleth,Ariel Dinar

Vietnam's educational record is impressive: 91 percent of children between the ages of 5 and 10 are enrolled in school, and 88 percent of the countrys working-age population is literate. However, emerging market forces within Vietnam, as well as examples and competition from its economically vibrant neighbors, raise important new challenges for the countrys education and training (E & T) system. The government of Vietnam has set ambitious targets for increasing enrollments in E & T institutions, but one question remains unanswered: What policies are required to ensure that an expanded E & T system will give its graduates the knowledge, skills, and attitudes demanded by private sector employers and critical to the smooth functioning of a leaner public sector in the futureNULL This study attempts to answer the question and thereby assist education policymakers in Vietnam in making equitable and efficient choices. The report is divided into six chapters. The first two chapters set the general context for a consideration of E & T costs and financing in Vietnam and explain how the system is presently organized and managed. The third and fourth chapters assess the current financing system, including the state budget and other sources of public funding, and calculate the cost per student-year and the cost per graduate at each level. Chapter 5 examines the social rates of return and the cost burdens for different groups within the country. The final chapter looks ahead to the next decade and draws lessons from other countries.

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0821341464

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Book's by Ariel I Ahram

Break all the Borders

Break all the Borders

War and Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa

War and Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa

Proxy Warriors

Proxy Warriors

Driven to Death

Driven to Death

Racial Trauma in the School System

Racial Trauma in the School System

The International Dimension Of Palestinian Terrorism

The International Dimension Of Palestinian Terrorism

The Golden Mask of King Tut The Code

The Golden Mask of King Tut The Code

New Evaluation Procedures for a New Generation of Water-related Projects

New Evaluation Procedures for a New Generation of Water-related Projects

Satisfying Urban Thirst

Satisfying Urban Thirst

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