North Africa

North Africa is undergoing major transformations; it is an area where business is booming and where vibrant civil societies are emerging. This region, which lies alongside the Mediterranean, has acquired strategic significance not only for North Africans themselves, but also for Europe, a close neighbor, and the United States, the world hegemonic power. However, despite the substantial, positive changes taking place, the region remains dominated by despotic regimes unwilling to allow genuine democratic transitions. This book addresses salient aspects of contemporary developments in the Maghreb region (Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia, as well as developments concerning the Western Sahara conflict). The contributors, all leading scholars in their respective fields, provide thorough understanding of the evolution of those countries and the problems, such as terrorism, Islamism, migration, political oppression and the socioeconomic imbalances, which have delayed the development of each nation. With profiles of individual countries, and regional issues such as migration, gender, integration, economics, and war in Western Sahara, as well as a section dealing with international relations and the Maghreb, including US and EU foreign policy and security issues, North Africa: Politics, Region, and the Limits of Transformation is a major resource for all students of Middle Eastern Studies and North African Politics. Contributors: Ahmed Aghrout; Haizam Amirah-Fernindez; Michael Collyer; Jean-Francois Daguzan; Cherif Dris; Louisa Dris-Ait-Hamadouche; John P. Entelis; Gonzalo Escribano; Clement Moore Henry; Miguel Hernando de Larramendi; George Joffy; Alejandro V. Lorca; Mohameden Ould-Mey; William B. Quandt; Larbi Sadiki; Ronald Bruce St John; Gregory W. White; Michael J. Willis and Yahia H. Zoubir.Zoubir, Yahia H. is the author of 'North Africa' with ISBN 9780415429214 and ISBN 0415429218.