Author:
Maddy-Weitzman, Bruce.
ImprintLanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]
Descriptionxviii, 273 pages ; 24 cm
Note:Arab nationalism: modest beginnings -- World war i and its aftermath: the Arab Revolt and unrealized expectations -- State-building and nation-building in adverse circumstances -- The dynastic era : upheaval, revolution and transition (1945-54) -- The radical heyday (1955-67) -- From order to disorder: the triumph and decline of Arab states -- After the June 1967 debacle: picking up the pieces (1967-70) -- Diminished leadership: Egypt and the Arab order in the Sadat-Mubarak era (1970-2010) -- Failed aspirations, failed state: Iraq under Saddam, and beyond (1968-2010) -- Syria under the Asad dynasty: from weak state to aspiring regional power (1970-2010) -- Symbol vs. substance: the Palestinian movement in the Arab firmament since 1967 -- The Arab Spring: disorder and disintegration -- Concluding observations.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
