 | ISBN: 978-1-58826-044-4 $59.95 | |
| ISBN: 978-1-58826-020-8 $26.50 | ||
| 2002/381 pages | ||
The authors first establish a common analytical framework for studying the individual cases; they also delineate the broader regional and global arenas within which Middle Eastern governments operate. Subsequent chapters assess the foreign policies of the region's key players (Egypt, Iran, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Turkey), two "pariah states" (Iraq and Libya), and two smaller states (Tunisia and Yemen).
Designed for use in both politics and IR courses, the book combines an exceptional range of empirical case-study material with thematic, comparative analysis.
"The key components of foreign policy decision-making, the ‘why', ‘who', ‘what', and ‘how' are lucidly explained and amply illustrated.... [A] very good and useful book."—David Capitanchik, International Affairs
"A highly useful introduction to the Middle East subsystem for undergraduates or graduates without previous exposure."—Choice
"This is a very important new contribution to the understanding of the international relations of the Middle East.... The combination of lucidly exposed conceptual frameworks with in-depth empirical studies is highly successful."—Gerd Nonneman