State formation and identity in the Middle East and North Africa

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: 1.State Formation, Religion, and Ethnicity in the Middle East and North Africa: An Overview / Kenneth Christie -- 2.Extra-Regional Interests, Authoritarian Elites, and Dependent State Formation in the Arab World / Marion Boulby -- 3.The Interplay of Palestinian and Jordanian Identities in Re/Making the State and Nation Formation in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan / Nur Koprulu -- 4.The Ikhwan Movement and Its Role in Saudi Arabia's State-Building / Sebastiano Andreotti -- 5.The Post-14/02/11 Bahrain: A State in the Remaking / Magdalena Karolak -- 6.Muslims and Christians in Egyptian State Formation: A New Beginning in 2011? …”