3. Commercial Interests and Elite Bargains

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction: Origins of States-systems 1
5. 1. Westphalian Sovereignty Comes to the Arab World 19
6. 2. Regulation, Surveillance, and State Formation 51
7. 3. Commercial Interests and Elite Bargains 79
8. 4. Domestic Conflict and Regime Maintenance 105
9. Conclusion: Pan-Arabism, Postimperial Orders, and International Norms 141
10. Notes 157
11. Index 205