Joel D Parker
Biographic Data
| ID | 9012087 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joel D Parker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joel D |
| FAMILY NAME | Parker |
| SIGNATURE | PARKER J D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, Tel Aviv University – School of History, Tel Aviv University Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
In Memoriam of William W. Harris (1953–2024)
The late historian and scholar of the Middle East based at Otago University in New Zealand, William W. Harris, wrote Quicksilver War in 2017. It offered a unique perspective on the complex interconnections between Syrian and Iraqi sides in the warfare that arose in the wake of the rebellion in Syria and the departure of American-led troops from Iraq in 2011. While most analysts tend to be experts on either Syria or Iraq, Harris was well-versed in…
Revolutions Aesthetic
In his oddly entitled book, Max Weiss discusses trends in Syrian culture and ideology from 1970–2020. The book aims to present a nuanced picture of the cultural politics of Baʿthist Syria that aims to counter overly deterministic narratives that claim all Syrian artists were secretly opposed to the regime. Weiss implies that Baʿthist cultural projects, termed Asadist-Baʿthist “aesthetic ideology,” were able to produce genuinely popular works that…
The Makers of Modern Syria
How Syria reached its current situation of extreme poverty, civil war, foreign occupation, and lack of sovereignty, while being led by a president accused of war crimes, is extraordinary and disheartening considering the narrative provided in this volume. Syria was originally founded in 1946 as a democratic republic and was for significant parts of its first twelve years led by upper-class gentlemen of a high moral caliber who worked hard to unif…
The Muslim Brotherhood in Syria
The Muslim Brotherhood (Jama'at al-khwan al-Muslimin, also known simply as Ikhwan) has proven to be durable and resilient since the twenty-two-year-old Hassan al-Banna founded the original chapter in Egypt in 1928. It started as a modernist Islamic club at the time when the Middle East was developing indigenous movements like the Young Men's Muslim Association in response to similar organizations that had emerged in Britain, continental Europe, a…
The Impossible Revolution
These three excellent books each deserves its own separate review, and yet at the same time are all inspired by shared series of events: the 2011 Syrian uprisings, the subsequent civil war, and its aftermath. While each book approaches the subject in a completely different manner, they all contain the personal voice as a central element driving the narrative. The cottage industry of analyzing the Arab Spring popular protest movement has spawned a…
A Letter from the Editors
Song and rebellion in the Syrian uprising
Soon after protests erupted throughout Syria in the spring of 2011, images emerged on YouTube of bloodied protesters, shot by snipers and beaten up by pro-regime thugs who came to be known througho
Zionism in Damascus
Though the primary narrative of Yaron Harel’s book Zionism in Damascus spans less than two decades, zooming in on the years 1910–23, it crosses at least three highly distinct political zones: the l
The Making of Arab Americans
Hani Bawardi aims to show that a number of Levantine immigrants to the United States, who considered themselves Syrians in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, were transformed into “Arab Americans” through a process of politicization that was driven by actual events in the Levant in the 1920s and 1930s. The American context enabled this self-politicization, which benefited the first waves of Arab immigrants who came before the 1924…
Song and rebellion in the Syrian uprising
Soon after protests erupted throughout Syria in the spring of 2011, images emerged on YouTube of bloodied protesters, shot by snipers and beaten up by pro-regime thugs who came to be known througho
The Making of Arab Americans
Hani Bawardi aims to show that a number of Levantine immigrants to the United States, who considered themselves Syrians in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, were transformed into “Arab Americans” through a process of politicization that was driven by actual events in the Levant in the 1920s and 1930s. The American context enabled this self-politicization, which benefited the first waves of Arab immigrants who came before the 1924…
Zionism in Damascus
Though the primary narrative of Yaron Harel’s book Zionism in Damascus spans less than two decades, zooming in on the years 1910–23, it crosses at least three highly distinct political zones: the l
The Impossible Revolution
These three excellent books each deserves its own separate review, and yet at the same time are all inspired by shared series of events: the 2011 Syrian uprisings, the subsequent civil war, and its aftermath. While each book approaches the subject in a completely different manner, they all contain the personal voice as a central element driving the narrative. The cottage industry of analyzing the Arab Spring popular protest movement has spawned a…
A Letter from the Editors
Song and rebellion in the Syrian uprising
Soon after protests erupted throughout Syria in the spring of 2011, images emerged on YouTube of bloodied protesters, shot by snipers and beaten up by pro-regime thugs who came to be known througho
The Muslim Brotherhood in Syria
The Muslim Brotherhood (Jama'at al-khwan al-Muslimin, also known simply as Ikhwan) has proven to be durable and resilient since the twenty-two-year-old Hassan al-Banna founded the original chapter in Egypt in 1928. It started as a modernist Islamic club at the time when the Middle East was developing indigenous movements like the Young Men's Muslim Association in response to similar organizations that had emerged in Britain, continental Europe, a…
The Makers of Modern Syria
How Syria reached its current situation of extreme poverty, civil war, foreign occupation, and lack of sovereignty, while being led by a president accused of war crimes, is extraordinary and disheartening considering the narrative provided in this volume. Syria was originally founded in 1946 as a democratic republic and was for significant parts of its first twelve years led by upper-class gentlemen of a high moral caliber who worked hard to unif…
Revolutions Aesthetic
In his oddly entitled book, Max Weiss discusses trends in Syrian culture and ideology from 1970–2020. The book aims to present a nuanced picture of the cultural politics of Baʿthist Syria that aims to counter overly deterministic narratives that claim all Syrian artists were secretly opposed to the regime. Weiss implies that Baʿthist cultural projects, termed Asadist-Baʿthist “aesthetic ideology,” were able to produce genuinely popular works that…
In Memoriam of William W. Harris (1953–2024)
The late historian and scholar of the Middle East based at Otago University in New Zealand, William W. Harris, wrote Quicksilver War in 2017. It offered a unique perspective on the complex interconnections between Syrian and Iraqi sides in the warfare that arose in the wake of the rebellion in Syria and the departure of American-led troops from Iraq in 2011. While most analysts tend to be experts on either Syria or Iraq, Harris was well-versed in…
History (7 works) · Middle East Politics and Society (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Ancient history (5 works) · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Art (4 works) · Islamic Studies and History (3 works)