TY  - BOOK
AU  - CRONIN Stephanie
TI  - Armies and state-building in the modern Middle East: politics, nationalism and military reform 
SN  - 9781780767406 (pbk.) :
PY  - 2014///
CY  - London
PB  - I B Tauris
KW  - CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS
KW  -  MIDDLE EAST
KW  - MIDDLE EAST
KW  -  ARMED FORCES
KW  -  POLITICAL ACTIVITY
KW  -   HISTORY
KW  -  19TH CENTURY
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
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  -