A Critical Political Economy of the Middle East and North Africa Beinin Haddad

A Critical Political Economy of the Middle East and North AfricaAuthor(s): Joel Beinin, Bassam Haddad, Sherene Seikaly\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Stanford University Press, United States\nImprint: Stanford University Press\nISBN-13: 9781503613836, 978-1503613836\nSynopsis\nThis book offers the first critical engagement with the political economy of the Middle East and North Africa. Challenging conventional wisdom on the origins and contemporary dynamics of capitalism in the region, these cutting-edge essays demonstrate how critical political economy can illuminate both historical and contemporary dynamics of the region and contribute to wider political economy debates from the vantage point of the Middle East.\n\n Leading scholars, representing several disciplines, contribute both thematic and country-specific analyses. Their writings critically examine major issues in political economynotably, the mutual constitution of states, markets, and classes; the co-constitution of class, .