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.
- CONTENTS
- Foreword
- Preface
- The Life and Work of George Lenczowski
- A Bibliography of the Publications and Lectures of George Lenczowski
- Introduction Ideology and Power in the Middle East
- Part 1 Royalist Authoritarianism
- Iran The Nature of the Pahlavi Monarchv
- Saudi Arabia Traditionalism versus Modernism—A Roval Dilemma?
- Jordan Balancing Pluralism and Authoritarianism
- Labor Politics, Economic Change, and the Modernization of Autocracy in Contemporary Bahrain
- Part 2 Radical and Reformist Military Regimes
- Approaches to the Understanding of Egypt
- Ba’thist Ethics and the Spirit of State Capitalism Patronage and the Party in Contemporary Syria
- Iraq Its Revolutionarv Experience under the Ba‘th
- State-Building and Political Construction in the Yemen Arab Republic, 1962–1977
- Part 3 Marxist Movements and Governments
- The Non-Communist Left in Iran The Case of the Mujahidin
- Ideology versus Pragmatism in South Yemen, 1968–1986
- The PDPA Regime in Afghanistan A Soviet Model for the Future of the Middle East
- Part 4 Challenge to Democratic Practices and Principles
- Israel The Politics of the Second Generation
- Turkey Democratic Framework and Military Control
- Lebanon The Role of External Forces in Confessional Pluralism
- Part 5 Islamic Fundamentalism
- Ex Oriente Nebula An Inquirv into the Nature of Khomeini’s Ideology
- Part 6 Liberation Movements
- The PLO Millennium and Organization
- Kurdish Nationalism
- Part 7 Problems in Strategy and Security
- The Persian Gulf Stability, Access to Oil, and Security
- The Dimensions of American Foreign Policy in the Middle East
- Notes
- Index
- About the Editors and Contributors
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