1st Edition

Conflict in the Middle East

By P.J. Vatikiotis Copyright 1971
240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

The Middle East is a continuing crisis area in world politics. This crisp and penetrating book, first published in 1971, analyses the historical development of the major issues in Arab politics, explains the conflicting interests now at stake in the Middle East and how the politics of the area were likely to develop. It examines, among other topics, the Palestine Liberation Movement, the... Read more

Part 1. Arab Aspects of Political Conflict in the Middle East  1. Politics in the Islamic Tradition  2. Arab Nationalism: Unity and Diversity  3. Disparate Political Evolution of Middle Eastern Countries  4. Instances of Intra- and Inter-Arab State Conflict  Part 2. Regional Aspects of Political Conflict  5. Major Sources of Inter-Arab Regional Rivalries  6. The Great Powers and the Middle East  Part 3. June 1967 and Its Aftermath  7. Prelude to the Six Day War  8. Impact of the June War on the Arab States and Israel  9. The Palestine Liberation Movement  10. Impact of the War on the Great Powers  Part 4. The Middle East, Permanent Area of Conflict?  11. Retrospect and Prospect

Biography

P.J. Vatikiotis