This article provides a conceptual background to the general theme of this Special Issue 'On
Imperialism in the Middle East'. First, we posit that the concept of imperialism can be …

Our purpose is to provide a historical backdrop to the continuing subordination of the Middle
East by providing a sketch of the emergence of Western imperialism in the region. We will …

Unlike terms for America, Asia, Europe, or Africa, the “Middle East” denotes a region of the
globe defined from the point of view of the north Atlantic states and is devoid of geographic …

In 1953, John Gallagher and Ronald Robinson shook the foundations of imperial history
with their essay 'The Imperialism of Free Trade'. They reshaped how historians saw the …

This essay argues that the horrific war in Yemen (2015–present) waged by Saudi Arabia
and the United Arab Emirates against the Houthis who control the northern part of the …

The term “post-colonial” has presented a seminal problem for historians of the 20th century
Middle East. As this essay will detail, debates over the term have provided an important axis …

This article takes issue with several widely varying ac-counts of'American empire'and'US
imperialism'to argue that both are concepts rather than ontological realities. Anchored in …

From the writings of Lenin, the guerrilla activity of Che Guevara, the anti-racism of the Black
Panther Party and the Third World's plan for a New International Economic Order, the idea of …

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Domestic politics in the Middle East are influenced by a paradox: this ancient region, with a
history that dates back to the earliest years of human settlements, has only recently been …