The Arab World Today

"Both thoughtful and accessible, this anthology will be especially useful as a text in introductory courses on Middle Eastern politics."—Journal of Palestine Studies

"Sheds insight into an impressive range of issues concerning the Gulf crisis and its aftermath on the Arab world. It should serve as a useful resource for courses dealing with the role of the Arab world in the post-cold war era."—Australian Journal of Political Science

"Unlike many studies dealing with ideology, this collection of articles is easy to read and can be used for undergraduates."—Journal of Third World Studies

"A major contribution to our understanding of the Arab World. . . . Simultaneously looks to the past and future without simply rehashing the Gulf Conflict."—Denis Sullivan

• Introduction.
• UNDERSTANDING THE ARAB WORLD AFTER THE GULF CRISIS.
• Reflections on the Meaning and Consequences of the Gulf Crisis—R. Owen.
• Scholarship and the Diplomatic Context of the Arab World After the Gulf War—L.C. Brown.
• The Gulf Crisis, the Arab World, and Intellectual Models—N.S. Hopkins.
• The Need for an Alternative Construction of Knowledge—C. Nelson.
• ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ISSUES.
• Oil Wealth in the Arab World: Whence, to Whom, and Whither?—A. Richards.
• Arab Elites and Societies After the Gulf Crisis—S.E. Ibrahim.
• Arab Labor Migration and the Gulf Crisis—N. Fergany.
• The Political Economy of Jordan: Democratization and the Gulf Crisis—R. al Khouri.
• POLITICAL ISSUES IN THE ARAB WORLD.
• The Gulf War: A Defining Event?—A. Dawisha.
• Redefining the Arab and Arabism in the Aftermath of the Gulf Crisis—B. Tibi.
• The Future of Regional and Subregional Organization in the Arab World—I. Awad.
• National Security in the Arab World: The Persistence of Dualism—B. Korany.
• The Third Wave of Democratization in the Arab World—M.K. El Sayyid.
• A Palestinian View on the Implications of the Gulf Crisis—A.S. Al-Dajani.
• Islamists and the Gulf Crisis—F. Burgat.
• ARAB/NON-ARAB RELATIONS.
• Russia, the CIS, and the Arab World After the Gulf Crisis—V. Naumkin.
• The U.S. and the Arab World After the Gulf Crisis—H. El-Tawil.
• The Gulf War and the Political Situation in the Middle East—W. Kazziha.
• The Arab World and the Rest of the World—D. Tschirgi.