Durham Modern Middle East and Islamic World Series

This series in association with Curzon, the primary aim of which is to publish innovative, high quality, cutting-edge research by both new and established scholars, on the modern Middle East, including North Africa and the wider Islamic world, will include both single- and joint-authored books and edited collections. The series has a modern/contemporary slant, primarily focusing on politics, political economy, security and international relations, and modern history. Titles include:

Economic Development in Saudi Arabia

Rodney Wilson, Durham University, with Monica Malik, Abdullah Al Salamah & Ahmed Al Rajhi

A comprehensive survey of the Saudi Arabian economy including the key issues concerning contemporary economic development in the country. It examines investment and economic planning, fiscal and monetary policy, employment issues, and the main sectors of the economy, and assesses how far Saudi Arabia has succeeded in diversifying beyond the oil sector, and in achieving its goal of self-sustaining growth. It concludes by appraising the role of Saudi Arabia in the global economy. (ISBN 0 7007 17293, 288 pp, Hardback Jul 2002, £45.00)

Islam Encountering Globalisation

Edited by Ali Mohammadi, Nottingham Trent University

One of the greatest dilemmas facing Muslims today is the fact that Muslim culture, which originated many centuries ago, is often seemingly incompatible with the culture of the modern Western world, and the features associated with it - technological progress, consumerism, and new electronic communication, all of which have the potential for a homogenizing effect on any culture. This book explores many key aspects of the globalisation process, discussing how Muslim countries are coping with the encounter with globalisation, as well as considering how the West is responding to Islam. (Feb 2002, 320 pp: Hardback ISBN 0 7007 17315, £55.00; Paperback ISBN 0 7007 1732 3, 320, £16.99.)

China's Relations with Arabia and the Gulf 1949-1999

Mohammed Mousa Mohamed Ali Binhuwaidin

This book provides a detailed analysis of China's foreign policy towards the Gulf and Arabian peninsula region from the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949 to the end of the 20th century. Based on extensive original research, it looks at the relations between China and each of the countries of the region over the entire period. It demonstrates that two key factors have shaped China's foreign policy with the region - China's relations with the United States and the Soviet Union; and China's drive to increase its economic ties with the countries of the region, especially after becoming a net importer of oil in the early 1990s. (ISBN 0 7007 1730 7, 352 pp, Hardback Jun 2002, £50.00.)

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Submissions from prospective authors are welcomed, and should be sent in the first instance to the Director, the Institute for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, Durham University, Al-Qasimi Building, Elvet Hill Road, Durham DH1 3TU. Email: a.ehteshami@durham.ac.uk