Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-372) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: Continuity and change in the MIddle east -- Egypt: The tortuous road to democracy -- Israel and Palestine: One land, two claimants -- Syria: The politics of minority rule -- Saudi Arabia: Modernizing a tribal monarchy -- Iraq: Chaos and democracy in the land of milk and honey -- Iran: Islamic governance in action -- Turkey: Middle Eastern or European?
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