H-Mideast-Politics

H-Net Network on contemporary Middle Eastern political affairs and their international repercussions.

H-Mideast-Politics, is an academic network where substantive information and analysis can be presented of Middle East current affairs and of its relevance to the foreign policy of states outside the region. The network takes the entire area from Morocco to Malaysia and from Kazakhstan to Somalia as its purview. The emphasis is on contemporary politics.

H-Net Job Guide Weekly Report for H-Mideast-Politics: 28 August - 4 September

H-Net Job Guide •09/05/2023 Announcement
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Subject Fields
Islamic History / Studies, Jewish History / Studies, Middle East History / Studies, Political History / Studies

The following jobs were posted to the H-Net Job Guide from 28 August to 4 September. These job postings are included here based on the categories selected by the network editors for H-Mideast-Politics. See the H-Net job guide web site at https://www.h-net.org/jobs/ for more information. To contact the Job Guide, write to jobguide@mail.h-net.org or call +1-517-432-5134 between 9 AM and 5 PM US Eastern time.

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H-Net Job Guide Weekly Report for H-Mideast-Politics: 21 August - 28 August

H-Net Job Guide •08/30/2023 Announcement
Home Office Notices
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Subject Fields
Islamic History / Studies, Jewish History / Studies, Middle East History / Studies, Political History / Studies

The following jobs were posted to the H-Net Job Guide from 21 August to 28 August. These job postings are included here based on the categories selected by the network editors for H-Mideast-Politics. See the H-Net job guide web site at https://www.h-net.org/jobs/ for more information. To contact the Job Guide, write to jobguide@mail.h-net.org or call +1-517-432-5134 between 9 AM and 5 PM US Eastern time.

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New Book: Disenchanting the Caliphate

Hayrettin Yücesoy (He/Him) •08/21/2023 Discussion

Dear Colleagues,

Apologies for any cross-posting but I am pleased to announce the publication of my new book Disenchanting the Caliphate: The Secular Discipline of Power in Abbasid Political Thought (New York, NY: Columbia University Press, 2023).

Here is a brief description of the book from the back cover: 

Disenchanting the Caliphate offers a groundbreaking new account of political discourse in Islamic history by examining Abbasid imperial practice, illuminating the emergence and influence of a vibrant secular tradition. Closely reading key eighth-century texts, Hayrettin Yücesoy

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H-Net Job Guide Weekly Report for H-Mideast-Politics: 14 August - 21 August

H-Net Job Guide •08/21/2023 Announcement
Home Office Notices
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Subject Fields
Islamic History / Studies, Jewish History / Studies, Middle East History / Studies

The following jobs were posted to the H-Net Job Guide from 14 August to 21 August. These job postings are included here based on the categories selected by the network editors for H-Mideast-Politics. See the H-Net job guide web site at https://www.h-net.org/jobs/ for more information. To contact the Job Guide, write to jobguide@mail.h-net.org or call +1-517-432-5134 between 9 AM and 5 PM US Eastern time.

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