Under The Sheikh S Protection
DOWNLOAD
AUDIOBOOK
READ ONLINE
Download Under The Sheikh S Protection PDF/ePub or read online books in Mobi eBooks. Click Download or Read Online button to get Under The Sheikh S Protection book now. This website allows unlimited access to, at the time of writing, more than 1.5 million titles, including hundreds of thousands of titles in various foreign languages. If the content not found or just blank you must refresh this page
Under The Sheikh S Protection
DOWNLOAD
AUDIOBOOK
READ ONLINE
Author : C.j. Miller
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
Release Date : 2014-08-01
Under The Sheikh S Protection written by C.j. Miller and has been published by HarperCollins Australia this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-01 with Fiction categories.
After an uncharacteristic night of passion, event coordinator Sarah Parker learns her mystery lover is Sheik Saafir, her new client––and the target of an assassination plot. But the darkly handsome royal has an appeal the sensible Sarah can't ignore, even when she's caught in the crossfire. Honour bound, Safir has agreed to an arranged marriage to unite the feuding factions in his country...and then he kisses the surprising American. Now, dodging bullets is nowhere near as dangerous as the attraction that puts his sense of duty at war with his heart. But can he walk away from Sarah even to save his life...and hers?
Under The Sheik S Protection
DOWNLOAD
AUDIOBOOK
READ ONLINE
Author : C. J. Miller
language : en
Publisher: Harlequin
Release Date : 2014-08-05
Under The Sheik S Protection written by C. J. Miller and has been published by Harlequin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-05 with Fiction categories.
A sexy sheik finds forbidden love in C.J. Miller's tale of international intrigue After an uncharacteristic night of passion, event coordinator Sarah Parker learns her mystery lover is Sheik Saafir, her new client--and the target of an assassination plot. But the darkly handsome royal has an appeal the sensible Sarah can't ignore, even when she's caught in the cross fire. Honor bound, Saafir has agreed to an arranged marriage to unite the feuding factions in his country...and then he kisses the surprising American. Now, dodging bullets is nowhere near as dangerous as the attraction that puts his sense of duty at war with his heart. But can he walk away from Sarah even to save his life...and hers?
After The Sheikhs
DOWNLOAD
AUDIOBOOK
READ ONLINE
Author : Christopher Davidson
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2015
After The Sheikhs written by Christopher Davidson and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Political Science categories.
The Gulf monarchies (Saudi Arabia and its five smaller neighbours: the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, and Bahrain) have long been governed by highly autocratic and seemingly anachronistic regimes. Yet despite bloody conflicts on their doorsteps, fast-growing populations, and powerful modernising and globalising forces impacting on their largely conservative societies, they have demonstrated remarkable resilience. Obituaries for these traditional monarchies have frequently been penned, but even now these absolutist, almost medieval, entities still appear to pose the same conundrum as before: in the wake of the 2011 Arab Spring and the fall of incumbent presidents in Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya, the apparently steadfast Gulf monarchies have, at first glance, re-affirmed their status as the Middle East s only real bastions of stability. In this book, however, noted Gulf expert Christopher Davidson contends that the collapse of these kings, emirs, and sultans is going to happen, and was always going to. While the revolutionary movements in North Africa, Syria, and Yemen will undeniably serve as important, if indirect, catalysts for the coming upheaval, many of the same socio-economic pressures that were building up in the Arab republics are now also very much present in the Gulf monarchies. It is now no longer a matter of if but when the West s steadfast allies fall. This is a bold claim to make but Davidson, who accurately forecast the economic turmoil that afflicted Dubai in 2009, has an enviable record in diagnosing social and political changes afoot in the region.
Tribes And The State In Libya And Iraq
DOWNLOAD
AUDIOBOOK
READ ONLINE
Author : Alison Pargeter
language : en
Publisher: Hurst Publishers
Release Date : 2023-11-23
Tribes And The State In Libya And Iraq written by Alison Pargeter and has been published by Hurst Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-23 with Political Science categories.
Regime change in Libya (2011) and Iraq (2003) catapulted a host of sub-state actors to the fore, including tribes, which have emerged as influential political, security and social actors. But despite this increased role and visibility, tribes remain poorly understood. Often mistakenly associated with the 'periphery' or with 'pre-national' or 'pre-modern' forms of political organisation, they are routinely portrayed as the antithesis of the state. Yet tribes--the Middle East's oldest, most enduring and most controversial social entities--have proved able to adapt and evolve, entering into mutually beneficial relationships with various regimes. Based on interviews with tribal sheikhs, tribal representatives and other stakeholders, Alison Pargeter traces the role of the tribe in Libya and Iraq from the revolutionary nationalist period into the fraught transitions that followed. She reveals how tribes have succeeded in developing a presence in national and local political structures; how they have engaged and bargained with major powerbrokers; and how they have become important security providers in their own right. Contrary to modernist approaches seeking to write the obituary of the tribe, this book shows how tribes have not only survived in Libya and Iraq, but remain a key component of the state in both countries.
Middle East Reloaded
DOWNLOAD
AUDIOBOOK
READ ONLINE
Author : Phillipp O. Amour, Ph.D.
language : en
Publisher: Academica Press
Release Date : 2018-08-01
Middle East Reloaded written by Phillipp O. Amour, Ph.D. and has been published by Academica Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-01 with History categories.
The Middle East is a center of ceaseless global attention. Since 2011, the long awaited and much celebrated Arab Spring uprisings portended a major shift in the politics of the Arab World. Notably, a number of Arab states witnessed institutional and constitutional shifts that put them on the path of transition to liberalization and democracy. Nevertheless, the Arab Spring followed a violent and unpredictable course. Although its events marked a break in the continuity of authoritarian dominance, most of its changes have not ultimately proved to be turning points in democratic development. The Arab Spring phenomenon witnessed a set of uprisings and even would-be-revolutions, but no great revolutionary change. Edited by Professor Philipp Amour of prestigious Sakarya University, this volume presents the work of numerous distinguished scholars, including many native to the region, who explore the fascinating variety of factors behind the rise and fall of the Arab Spring. As they establish, regional polarization and rivalries are the principal accompanying phenomena and side effects of the Arab Spring, and they will demand the world's attention for decades to come. Power dynamics between and among regional great powers have invited proactive, protracted, and very topical military and diplomatic involvement in domestic and regional politics. Some of these interventions will uphold the status quo, while others seem more likely to modify it for the powers' strategic advantage. Authored by leading world experts in Middle Eastern politics, this collection explores foreign and security policy of regional great powers such as Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and their roles in the construction of the new Middle East.
From Sheikhs To Sultanism
DOWNLOAD
AUDIOBOOK
READ ONLINE
Author : Christopher M. Davidson
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2022-01-15
From Sheikhs To Sultanism written by Christopher M. Davidson and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-15 with Political Science categories.
Muhammad bin Salman Al-Saud and Muhammad bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, the respective princely strongmen of Saudi Arabia and the UAE, have torn up the old rules. They have spurred game-changing economic master plans, presided over vast anti-corruption crackdowns, tackled entrenched religious forces, and overseen the mass arrest of critics. In parallel, they also appear to have replaced the old 'sheikhly' consensus systems of their predecessors with something more autocratic, more personalistic, and perhaps even analytically distinct. These are the two wealthiest and most populous Gulf monarchies, and increasingly important global powers--Saudi Arabia is a G20 member, and the UAE will be the host of the World Expo in 2021-2022. Such sweeping changes to their statecraft and authority structures could well end up having a direct impact, for better or worse, on policies, economies and individual lives all around the world. Christopher M. Davidson tests the hypothesis that Saudi Arabia and the UAE are now effectively contemporary or even 'advanced' sultanates, and situates these influential states within an international model of autocratic authoritarianism. Drawing on a range of primary sources, including new interviews and surveys, From Sheikhs to Sultanism puts forward an original, empirically grounded interpretation of the rise of both MBS and MBZ.
Social Change In Syria
DOWNLOAD
AUDIOBOOK
READ ONLINE
Author : Sulayman N. Khalaf
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-10-25
Social Change In Syria written by Sulayman N. Khalaf and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-25 with Political Science categories.
Studying a rural village in northern Syria during a period of tremendous social and political change (1940s to 1970s), this book offers a unique perspective on how agrarian transformations in land distribution and its use deeply affected social and political relations among a rural community. Embedding the personal with the local and the global, this work traces the seeds of social, political and economic struggles that are still important and unfolding in Syria forty years on: changes in social relations brought about by land policy and technological modernization, divisions and connections between urban and rural locations, shifts in education and immigration. Thematically, the study is divided into two parts: the first concerns the historical, socio-economic and political changes occurring in Syria from the beginning of the twentieth century, and the second concerns the life histories of particular actors and their perspectives on social changes. This book is the edited and updated version of Khalaf’s original work, including an ‘updating chapter’ which brings invaluable insight about the village and its people at the aftermath of ISIS and the destruction of the war in Syria. Focusing on the village community of Hawi Al-Hawa, this intensely knowledgeable and personal account — a rare combination — brings village life in Syria strikingly close. The volume is an important contribution to the fields of anthropology, social sciences, Syrian and Middle East studies.
Oral Poetry And Narratives From Central Arabia 3 Bedouin Poets Of The Daw Sir Tribe
DOWNLOAD
AUDIOBOOK
READ ONLINE
Author : P. M. Kurpershoek
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 1999-01-01
Oral Poetry And Narratives From Central Arabia 3 Bedouin Poets Of The Daw Sir Tribe written by P. M. Kurpershoek and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-01-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
This volume presents and analyses the work of four contemporary Saudi Bedouin poets, based on taped records, with special emphasis on this poetry's reflection of the tribal society's evolving self-image at a time of rapid social, economic, and political transformation.
Fighting For Peace In Somalia
DOWNLOAD
AUDIOBOOK
READ ONLINE
Author : Paul D. Williams
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2018-06-14
Fighting For Peace In Somalia written by Paul D. Williams and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-14 with Political Science categories.
Fighting for Peace in Somalia provides the first comprehensive analysis of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), an operation deployed in 2007 to stabilize the country and defend its fledgling government from one of the world's deadliest militant organizations, Harakat al-Shabaab. The book's two parts provide a history of the mission from its genesis in an earlier, failed regional initiative in 2005 up to mid-2017, as well as an analysis of the mission's six most challenges, namely, logistics, security sector reform, civilian protection, strategic communications, stabilization, and developing a successful exit strategy. These issues are all central to the broader debates about how to design effective peace operations in Africa and beyond. AMISOM was remarkable in several respects: it would become the African Union's (AU) largest peace operation by a considerable margin deploying over 22,000 soldiers; it became the longest running mission under AU command and control, outlasting the nearest contender by over seven years; it also became the AU's most expensive operation, at its peak costing approximately US$1 billion per year; and, sadly, AMISOM became the AU's deadliest mission. Although often referred to as a peacekeeping operation, AMISOM's troops were given a range of daunting tasks that went well beyond the realm of peacekeeping, including VIP protection, war-fighting, counterinsurgency, stabilization, and state-building as well as supporting electoral processes and facilitating humanitarian assistance. Tana Forum Annual Book Launch 2019 Winner.
Sheikhs Of Al Dashalid
DOWNLOAD
AUDIOBOOK
READ ONLINE
Author : Leslie North
language : en
Publisher: Relay Publishing
Release Date :
Sheikhs Of Al Dashalid written by Leslie North and has been published by Relay Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Fiction categories.
Leslie North sets her sights on the Middle East where three sexy Sheikhs are in need of brides. What they find is love in strong women who are just as stubborn as they are. In The Sheikh’s Pregnant Lover, Sheikh Kyril is the eldest and bored by the brides his family has found for him. Instead, his dreams are of the sexy American whom he shared a week of passion with while she was on vacation. He’s decided if he must wed, no one but her will do. But when he finds her pregnant with his baby, and with no desire to tie herself down after finally finding freedom, can he convince her to make a marriage of convenience? Middle brother and businessman Sheikh Rami needs a bride now and is shocked when the tabloids make a heyday of his nuptials...even though he’s not yet married. An American woman had photoshopped him into what looks to be a very lavish and very cool wedding. When he tracks down the wedding planner he discovers she was only trying to save her business with the fake images. Taken by the fiery woman, Rami offers her the opportunity to make the fantasy wedding a reality to save both their businesses—and their hearts along with it in The Sheikh’s Blackmailed Bride. In The Sheikh’s Fierce Fiancée, Sheikh Issam is looking for a sign to signal the arrival of his bride. When a woman crashes into the side of his temple he decides that is it. He’ll marry her to save her life and the lives of the women in the shelter she is fighting for. He’ll get his bride but is she more than he’d bargained for? Surprise babies, fake marriages, and one big crash will set these Sheikhs down the path to holy matrimony, but they’re about to find out that the road to marital bliss isn’t as straight as they’d like to believe, but that the journey to love is worth it.