Ideology and Power in the Middle East
Studies in Honor of George Lenczowski
Published on 25. February 1988
Book
Hardback
542 pages
978-0-8223-0781-5 (ISBN)
Description
Scholars from the United States, Canada, Europe, and the Middle East combine their talents and expertise to honor George Lenczowski, whose studies of the Middle East over two generations have made him a foremost expert on contemporary affairs in this most volatile and complex region.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
North Carolina
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
1134 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8223-0781-5 (9780822307815)
Copyright in bibliographic data is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or its licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Peter J. Chelkowski | Robert J. Pranger
Ideology and Power in the Middle East
Studies in Honor of George Lenczowski
E-Book
07/2013
1st Edition
De Gruyter
€228.99
Available for download
Content
Forward - David Pierpont Gardner ix
Preface - Peter J. Chelkowski and Robert J. Pranger xi
The Life and Work of George Lenczowski - Peter J. Chelkowski 1
A Bibliography of the Publications and Lectures of George Lenczowski - Peter J. Chelkowski 5
Introduction: Ideology and Power in the Middle East - Robert. J. Pranger 14
Part 1: Royalist Authoritarianism
Iran: The Nature of the Pahlavi Monarchy - Gholam Reza Afkhami 31
Saudi Arabia: Traditionalism versus Modernism - A Royal Dilemma? - Hermann Frederick Eitls 56
Jordan: Balancing Pluralism and Authoritarianism - Peter Gubser 86
Labor Politics, Economic Change, and the Modernization of Autocracy in Contemporary Bahrain - Fred Lawson 115
Part 2: Radical and Reformist Military Regimes
Approaches to the Understanding of Egypt - Robert Springborg 137
Ba'thist Ethics and the Spirit of State Capitalism: Patronage and the Party in Contemporary Syria - Yahya M. Sadowski 160
Iraq: Its Revolutionary Experience under the Ba'th - Phebe Marr 185
State-Building and Political Construction in the Yemen Arab Republic, 1962-1977 - Robert Burrowes 210
Part 3: Marxist Movements and Governments
The Non-Communist Left in Iran: The Case of the Mujahidin - Sepehr Zabih 241
Ideology versus Pragmatism in South Yemen, 1968-1986 - Manfred Wenner 259
The PDPA Regime in Afghanistan: A Soviet Model for the Future of the Middle East - Ralph H. Magnus 274
Part 4: Challenges to Democratic Practices and Principles
Israel: The Politics of the Second Generation - Emmanuel Gutmann 299
Turkey: Democratic Framework and Military Control - Jacob M. Landau 313
Lebanon: The Role of External Forces in Confessional Pluralism - Edward Azar 325
Part 5: Islamic Fundamentalism
Ex Oriente Nebula: An Inquiry into the Nature of Khomeini's Ideology - Roger Savory 339
Part 6: Libertarian Movements
The PLO: Millennium and Organization - John Amos 365
Kurdish Nationalism - Arthur Campbell Turner 379
Part 7: Problems in Strategy and Security
The Persian Gulf: Stability, Access to Oil, and Security - John Duke Anthony 413
The Dimensions of American Foreign Policy in the Middle East - Robert J. Pranger 433
Notes 455
Index 507
About the Editors and Contributors 527
Preface - Peter J. Chelkowski and Robert J. Pranger xi
The Life and Work of George Lenczowski - Peter J. Chelkowski 1
A Bibliography of the Publications and Lectures of George Lenczowski - Peter J. Chelkowski 5
Introduction: Ideology and Power in the Middle East - Robert. J. Pranger 14
Part 1: Royalist Authoritarianism
Iran: The Nature of the Pahlavi Monarchy - Gholam Reza Afkhami 31
Saudi Arabia: Traditionalism versus Modernism - A Royal Dilemma? - Hermann Frederick Eitls 56
Jordan: Balancing Pluralism and Authoritarianism - Peter Gubser 86
Labor Politics, Economic Change, and the Modernization of Autocracy in Contemporary Bahrain - Fred Lawson 115
Part 2: Radical and Reformist Military Regimes
Approaches to the Understanding of Egypt - Robert Springborg 137
Ba'thist Ethics and the Spirit of State Capitalism: Patronage and the Party in Contemporary Syria - Yahya M. Sadowski 160
Iraq: Its Revolutionary Experience under the Ba'th - Phebe Marr 185
State-Building and Political Construction in the Yemen Arab Republic, 1962-1977 - Robert Burrowes 210
Part 3: Marxist Movements and Governments
The Non-Communist Left in Iran: The Case of the Mujahidin - Sepehr Zabih 241
Ideology versus Pragmatism in South Yemen, 1968-1986 - Manfred Wenner 259
The PDPA Regime in Afghanistan: A Soviet Model for the Future of the Middle East - Ralph H. Magnus 274
Part 4: Challenges to Democratic Practices and Principles
Israel: The Politics of the Second Generation - Emmanuel Gutmann 299
Turkey: Democratic Framework and Military Control - Jacob M. Landau 313
Lebanon: The Role of External Forces in Confessional Pluralism - Edward Azar 325
Part 5: Islamic Fundamentalism
Ex Oriente Nebula: An Inquiry into the Nature of Khomeini's Ideology - Roger Savory 339
Part 6: Libertarian Movements
The PLO: Millennium and Organization - John Amos 365
Kurdish Nationalism - Arthur Campbell Turner 379
Part 7: Problems in Strategy and Security
The Persian Gulf: Stability, Access to Oil, and Security - John Duke Anthony 413
The Dimensions of American Foreign Policy in the Middle East - Robert J. Pranger 433
Notes 455
Index 507
About the Editors and Contributors 527