Rapid social, economic, and political change is endemic to the Middle East and is often more revolutionary than evolutionary in nature. In many ways, the entire political landscape of the Middle East has been transformed in the past decade in the realm of both international relations and domestic politics: The collapse of the Soviet Union, the end of the cold war, and the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait have all had a profound effect on relations among states within the region and between those states and countries outside the region. The most profound change in government and politics, however, is the rise of Islam as the idiom of political discourse among moderates as well as extremists. In this fully revised edition, contributors provide comprehensive and up-to-date analyses of critical contemporary events and issues within individual countries and the region as a whole. }Rapid social, economic, and political change is endemic to the Middle East and is often more revolutionary than evolutionary in nature.
In many ways, the entire political landscape of the Middle East has been transformed in the past decade in the realm of both international relations and domestic politics: The collapse of the Soviet Union, the end of the cold war, and the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait have all had a profound effect on relations among states within the region and between those states and countries outside the region.In this revised edition, Long and Reich provide comprehensive and up-to-date analyses of many critical contemporary events and issues. The contributors explain how Desert Storm isolated Iraq and brought Syria back into the mainstream of Arab politics, contributing to the revival of the Arab-Israeli peace process. They also show how the return of a Labor government in Israel has allowed the peace process to go forward. Evaluating the economic costs of the Kuwait war and the continuing oil glut, the authors find that resulting changes in the domestic economies of the oil-producing states have created additional pressures for social and political change.
The most profound change in government and politics, however, is the rise of Islam as the idiom of political discourse among moderates as well as extremists. }
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Introduction; (David E. Long and Bernard Reich); Republic of Turkey; (George S. Harris); Islamic Republic of Iran; (John W. Limbert); Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; (D. E. Long); Republic of Iraq; (Phebe Marr); Eastern Arabian States: Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and Oman; (Malcolm C. Peck); Republic of Yemen; (F. Gregory Gause III); Republic of Lebanon; (M. Graeme Bannerman); Syrian Arab Republic; (M. G. Bannerman); Hashimite Kingdom of Jordan; (M. G. Bannerman); State of Israel; (B. Reich. ); The Palestinians; (Ann Mosely Lesch); Arab Republic of Egypt; (Sally Ann Baynard); Democratic Republic of Sudan; (S. A. Baynard); Socialist Peoples Libyan Arab Jamahiriya; (Mary-Jane Deeb); Kingdom of Morocco; (Mark A. Tessler, John P. Entelis, and Gregory W. White); Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria; (J. P. Entelis and Lisa Arone. ); Republic of Tunisia; (J. P. Entelis, M. A. Tessler, and G. W. White.)