TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cronin,Stephanie
TI  - Armies and state-building in the modern Middle East: politics, nationalism and military reform 
T2  - Library of Modern Middle East studies
SN  - 9781780767390 (hardback)
PY  - 2014///
CY  - London
PB  - I.B. Tauris
KW  - Civil-military relations
KW  - Middle East
KW  - Armed Forces
KW  - Political activity
KW  - History
KW  - 19th century
KW  - 20th century
KW  - 21st century
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages  255-298) and index; The military revolution in the Middle East -- Importing modernity : European military missions to Qajar Iran -- Building and rebuilding Afghanistan's army : an historical perspective -- The Iranian army under monarchy and republic : state-building, empire-building and revolution -- Tribes, coups and princes : building a modern army in Saudi Arabia
N2  - Focusing on Iran, Afghanistan, and Saudi Arabia, adds an historical understanding to a contemporary political analysis of the roles of Middle Eastern armies, examining their structures, activities, and their role in state- and empire-building
ER  -