"This book is concerned with the political and economic obstacles encountered by states in the Middle East seeking to rebuild their national economies after their devastation by violent upheaval, or invasion. Economic devastation is at once the cause and the consequence of partial or total state...

This book analyzes the political obstacles to economic recovery, and the economic consequences of democratic political reforms. The contributors focus on rulers of shaky states where civil strife has caused economic devastation. If rebuilding requires regime change, are we asking these...

"Peu d'ouvrages et de revues sur le monde arabe apportent une observation liée au voyage et au tourisme. Ce monde est pourtant en contact avec l'idée de déplacement et de voyage depuis fort longtemps : les voyages des scientifiques et des commerçants à l'époque des empires arabo-musulmans,...