Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-292) and index.
Contents
Hard realities: population growth and economic stagnation -- From imperialism to the new world order: the Middle East in search of a future -- The strange career of Pan-Arabism -- The shaping of foreign policy: the myth of the Middle East madman -- Military dictatorship and political tradition in the Middle East -- Profane and sacred politics: the ends of power in the Middle East -- Islam as a political system -- Jihad and the politics of salvation -- Women in public life: Islamic perspectives, Middle Eastern realities -- Islam and human rights.
