States of Exception or Exceptional States: Law, Politics and Giorgio Agamben in the Middle East

Introduction: Sari Hanafi -- Chapter 1: States Of Exception, Bare Life And Agamben In The Middle East Simon Mabon , Lancaster University, Uk -- Chapter 2: Agamben In Beirut: Sectarianism, Migration And Environmental Exclusion Ana Kumarasamy, Lancaster University, Uk -- Chapter 3: Exceptional Prisons, Imprisoned Exceptions: Ontologising 'the State' In Contemporary Syrian Politics Madonna Kalousian, Lancaster University, Uk -- Chapter 4: Iraq Necropolitics: Sovereignty, War Machines And The Question Of Agency Edith Szanto ,the American University Of Iraq-sulaimani, Usa -- Chapter 5: Re-examining The Process Of Constitutionalizing, Rationalizing And Normalizing Egypt's Emergency Status Nora Taha And Asem Khalil , Birzeit University, Palestine -- Chapter 6: States Of Exception And Emergency In The Post Arab Uprisings Middle East Lucia Ardovini, Swedish Institute Of International Affairs, Sweden -- Chapter 7: A Perfect Marriage? How The Semi-presidential System And Statehood Ambiguity Created A State Of Exception Sanaa Alsarghali , An Najah University, Palestine -- Chapter 8: The Politics Of Cultural Properties In Contested East Jerusalem: The Case Of Birket Hamam El-batrak Adel Ruised , Lancaster University, Uk -- Chapter 9: Conclusions, States Of Exception Or Exceptional States Simon Mabon And Sanaa Alsarghali Edited By Sanaa Alsarghali, Simon Mabon And Adel Ruished. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. London Available Via World Wide Web.