The Middle East

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Edition: 10th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2005-08-08
Publisher(s): Cq Pr
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Summary

The Middle East devotes half of its coverage to key thematic topics and the and the other half to in-depth discussions of individual countries in the region. The celebrated volume now reflects the many changes and new emphases in the region that have occurred since the last edition was published, including: - A revised and expanded chapter on Islam that covers sectarian divisions and political cleavages; - An updated chapter on the Arab-Israeli conflict, including the impact of Yasir Arafat's death; - Focused coverage of the increasing global demand for Mideast oil and its significance; - Updated discussions of the Middle East policies of the Bush administration, including the U.S. push for democratization in the region; - Updated discussions of the Persian Gulf region, including its continuing significance and recent events and policies stemming from the attacks of September 11, 2001; - Major updates to country profiles, including both historical and political information.

Table of Contents

Maps, Boxes, and Tables
vii
Contributors ix
I OVERVIEW OF THE MIDDLE EAST
1(218)
Introduction
3(10)
A Historically Important Region
3(2)
The Arab-Israeli Conflict
5(3)
The Persian Gulf
8(2)
Outlook
10(1)
About This Book
11(2)
Arab-Israeli Conflict
13(66)
Origins of the Conflict
14(5)
The British Mandate
19(8)
Partition of Palestine
27(4)
Early Arab-Israeli Relations
31(3)
The 1956 Suez Crisis and War
34(1)
Arab Rivalries
34(2)
The June 1967 War
36(6)
The October 1973 War
42(4)
Role of the PLO
46(5)
Camp David Accords
51(3)
The Israeli Invasions of Lebanon
54(3)
Diplomacy, 1982--1987
57(4)
The Intifada, 1987--1991
61(2)
The U.S.-PLO Dialogue
63(2)
Seeds of Agreement
65(3)
Post-Oslo
68(5)
Camp David and the al-Aqsa Intifada
73(4)
Outlook
77(2)
U.S. Policy in the Middle East
79(58)
U.S. Foreign Policy Formation
79(1)
The Executive Branch
80(4)
Congress
84(1)
The Public and Foreign Policy
85(1)
U.S. Middle East Policy
86(45)
Outlook
131(6)
The Persian Gulf
137(42)
The Iran-Iraq Rivalry
139(2)
The Iran-Iraq War, 1980--1988
141(2)
The Persian Gulf Crisis, 1990--1991
143(6)
Persian Gulf War, 1991
149(3)
Containing Iraq
152(7)
The Iraq War, 2003
159(4)
Postwar Developments
163(7)
Islamic Extremism and Terrorism
170(2)
Iran, Pakistan, and the ``Islamic Bomb''
172(3)
Gulf Cooperation Council
175(4)
Middle Eastern Oil and Gas
179(16)
History
179(6)
Prices Plummet
185(1)
The Persian Gulf Crisis and War
186(3)
Oil in the Twenty-First Century
189(3)
Natural Gas
192(1)
Outlook
193(2)
Fifteen Centuries of Islam
195(24)
Unity and Diversity
195(1)
Islam and the West
196(1)
Arabia: Birthplace of the Muslim Community
197(6)
Foundations of Islamic Faith and Practice
203(7)
Islam Today
210(7)
The Struggle in Islam
217(2)
II Country Profiles
219(212)
Egypt
221(20)
Iran
241(24)
Iraq
265(16)
Israel
281(24)
Jordan
305(16)
Kuwait
321(12)
Lebanon
333(22)
Libya
355(14)
Persian Gulf States
369(18)
Saudi Arabia
387(16)
Syria
403(18)
Yemen
421(10)
APPENDIX
431(136)
Chronology of Major Events, 1900--1944
433(4)
Chronology of Events, 1945--2005
437(118)
Bibliography
555(12)
Index 567

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