Henner Fürtig

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Henner Fürtig (* 1953 ) is a German historian and orientalist .

Life

Henner Fürtig studied Arabic and history at the University of Leipzig from 1971 to 1978 . In 1988 he received his doctorate there with the work The Iraqi-Iranian War: historical causes, course, regional effects - a case study on local wars between developing countries . He worked as an assistant (1976–1985) and senior assistant (1985–1993) at the Oriental Institute of the University of Leipzig. In Berlin he conducted research as a research associate (1993–1995) and project group leader (1996–2000) at the Center for the Modern Orient . He was a research fellow at the Institute for Asian Studies at the Humboldt University in Berlin from 2001 to 2002. He worked as a research fellow at the German Orient Institute (2002-2007). Since February 2007 he has been a research assistant or director at the GIGA - Institute for Middle East Studies (IMES), responsible for Egypt, Arabian Peninsula, Iraq, Iran. In 2009 he was appointed to the professorship for Middle East Studies at the University of Hamburg .

Fonts (selection)

Monographs

  • Saddam Hussein - the new Saladdin? Iraq and the Gulf War. Verl.-Anst. Union, Berlin 1991, ISBN 3-372-00405-1 .
  • The Iraqi-Iranian war 1980 - 1988: causes - course - consequences. Verl.-Anst. Union, Berlin 1992, ISBN 3-05-001905-0 .
  • Democracy in Saudi Arabia? The Āl Saʿūd and the consequences of the second Gulf War (= research focus on the Modern Orient, Promotion Society for Scientific New Projects. Workbook 6). Verlag Das Arabische Buch, Berlin 1995, ISBN 3-86093-076-1 .
  • Liberalization as a challenge: how stable is the Islamic Republic of Iran? (= Research focus on the Modern Orient, Society for the Promotion of New Scientific Projects. Workbook 12). Verlag Das Arabische Buch, Berlin 1996, ISBN 3-86093-109-1 .
  • Islamic world view and foreign policy concepts of the Iranian government since the death of Ayatollah Khomeini (= Center for the Modern Orient, Humanities Centers Berlin eV. Study 8). Verlag Das Arabische Buch, Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-86093-183-0 .
  • Iran's rivalry with Saudi Arabia between the Gulf wars (= Durham Middle East monographs series ). Ithaca Press, Reading 2002, ISBN 0-86372-287-3 .
  • A brief history of Iraq: from its founding in 1921 to the present day (= Beck'sche Reihe vol. 1535). Beck, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-406-49464-1 .
    • A brief history of Iraq: from its founding in 1921 to the present day (= Beck'sche Reihe vol. 1535). 2nd, updated edition Beck, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-406-49464-1 .
    • A brief history of Iraq: from its founding in 1921 to the present day (= Beck'sche Reihe vol. 1535). 3rd, updated edition Beck, Munich 2016, ISBN 978-3-406-68798-3 .
  • Great power Iran: the state of God becomes a global player. Quadriga, Cologne 2016, ISBN 3-86995-090-0 .

Editorships

  • with Hans-Georg Ebert , Hans-Georg Müller and Günter Barthel : The Islamic Republic of Iran: historical origin - economic fundamentals - constitutional structure. Akad.-Verl., Berlin 1987, ISBN 3-05-000079-1 .
    • with Hans-Georg Ebert, Hans-Georg Müller and Günter Barthel: The Islamic Republic of Iran: historical origin - economic foundations - constitutional structure (= small library. Vol. 412). Pahl-Rugenstein, Cologne 1987, ISBN 3-7609-1059-9 . (License issue)
  • with Rolf Müller-Syring : Causes of violent conflicts in the Gulf region: international and interstate factors (= Leipzig Contributions to Orient Research. Vol. 2). Lang, Frankfurt am Main a. a. 1993, ISBN 3-631-46405-3 .
  • with Gerhard Höpp : Whose story? Muslim experiences of historical turning points in the 20th century (= Center for the Modern Orient, Spiritual Science Centers Berlin eV. Workbook 16). Verl. The Arab. Book, Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-86093-194-6 .
  • Islamic world and globalization: appropriation, demarcation, alternative designs (= Bibliotheca academica: collection of interdisciplinary studies. Vol. 10). Ergon, Würzburg 2001, ISBN 3-935556-75-6 .
  • Demarcation and appropriation in globalization: Asia, Africa and Europe since the 18th century: a work report (= Center for Modern Orient, Spiritual Science Centers Berlin eV. Workbook 19). Verl. The Arab. Book, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-86093-312-4 .
  • The Arab authoritarian regime between reform and persistence . Cambridge Scholars Publ., Newcastle 2007, ISBN 1-84718-216-X .
  • with Anke Bentzin , Thomas Krüppner and Riem Spielhaus : Between Orient and Occident: Studies on the mobility of knowledge, concepts and practices, commemorative publication for Peter Heine . Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau a. a. 2010, ISBN 978-3-451-30296-1 .
  • Middle East: Neighboring Region in Transition (= Information on Political Education, Vol. 317). Federal Agency for Polit. Education, Bonn 2013.
  • Regional powers in the Middle East: new constellations after the Arab revolts (= The modern Muslim world ). Palgrave Macmillan, New York 2014, ISBN 978-1-137-48474-1 .

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personal data
SURNAME Fürtig, Henner
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German historian
DATE OF BIRTH 1953