{"product_id":"9780755660162","title":"I.B. Tauris Handbook of Sociology and the Middle East","description":"\u003ch3\u003eI B Tauris Handbooks Bloomsbury Handbooks\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eI.B. Tauris Handbook of Sociology and the Middle East\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFatma Müge Göçek | Gamze Evcimen\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Sociology \/ Social Theory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat we understand by the 'Middle East' has changed over time and across space. While scholars agree that the geographical 'core' of the Middle East is the Arabian Peninsula, the boundaries are less clear. How far back in time should we go to define the Middle East? How far south and east should we move on the African continent? And how do we deal with the minority religions in the region, and those who migrate to the West?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Across this handbook's 52 chapters, the leading sociologists writing on the Middle East share their standpoint on these questions. Taking the featured scholars as constitutive of the field, the handbook reshapes studies on the region by piecing together our knowledge on the Middle East from their path-defining contributions. The volume is divided into four parts covering sociologists' perspectives on:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e·       Social transformations and social conflict; from Israel-Palestine and the Iranian Revolution, to the Arab Uprisings and the Syrian War \u003cbr\u003e·       The region's economic, religious and political activities; including the impact of the spread of Western modernity; the effects of neo-liberalism; and how Islam shapes the region's life and politics \u003cbr\u003e·       People's everyday practices as they have shaped our understanding of culture, consumption, gender and sexuality \u003cbr\u003e·       The diasporas from the Middle East in Europe and North America, which put the Middle East in dialogue with other regions of the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe global approach and wide-ranging topics represent how sociologists enable us to redefine the boundaries and identities of the Middle East today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFatma Müge Göçek \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Sociology and Women's Studies at the University of Michigan, USA. Her recent published works include: \u003ci\u003eThe Transformation of Turkey: Redefining State and Society from the Ottoman Empire to the Modern Era\u003c\/i\u003e (I.B. Tauris, 2011) and \u003ci\u003eA Question of Genocide: Armenians and Turks at the End of the Ottoman Empire\u003c\/i\u003e (2011).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGamze Evcimen\u003c\/b\u003e is based at Eastern Michigan University, USA. She has published in the book,  \u003ci\u003eDomestic and Regional Uncertainties in the New Turkey \u003c\/i\u003e(2017) and has won awards from the American Sociological Association and Istanbul Chamber of Commerce.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11 December 2025\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eI.B. Tauris\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780755660162\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e520\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25.12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51223586177164,"sku":"9780755660162","price":49.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_3eaf6d3a-4db0-4215-a034-faec3570107d.jpg?v=1783078102","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780755660162","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}