Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Foreword ix
4. Preface xi
5. The Life and Work of George Lenczowski 1
6. A Bibliography of the Publications and Lectures of George Lenczowski 5
7. Introduction. Ideology and Power in the Middle East 14
8. Part 1. Royalist Authoritarianism
9. IRAN. The Nature of the Pahlavi Monarchy 31
10. SAUDI ARABIA. Traditionalism versus Modernism- A Royal Dilemma? 56
11. JORDAN. Balancing Pluralism and Authoritarianism 89
12. Labor Politics, Economic Change, and the Modernization of Autocracy in Contemporary Bahrain 115
13. Part 2. Radical and Reformist Military Regimes
14. Approaches to the Understanding of Egypt 137
15. Ba'thist Ethics and the Spirit of State Capitalism: Patronage and the Party in Contemporary Syria 160
16. IRAQ. Its Revolutionary Experience under the Ba'th 185
17. State-Building and Political Construction in the Yemen Arab Republic, 1962.-1977 210
18. Part 3. Marxist Movements and Governments
19. The Non-Communist Left in Iran. The Case of the Mujahidin 241
20. Ideology versus Pragmatism in South Yemen, 1968-1986 259
21. The PDPA Regime in Afghanistan. A Soviet Model for the Future of the Middle East 274
22. Part 4. Challenge to Democratic Practices and Principles
23. Israel. The Politics of the Second Generation 299
24. Turkey. Democratic Framework and Military Control 313
25. Lebanon. The Role of External Forces in Confessional Pluralism 325
26. Part 5. Islamic Fundamentalism
27. Ex Oriente Nebula. An Inquiry into the Nature of Khomeini's Ideology 339
28. Part 6. Liberation Movements
29. The PLO. Millennium and Organization 365
30. Kurdish Nationalism 379
31. Part 7. Problems in Strategy and Security
32. The Persian Gulf. Stability, Access to Oil, and Security 413
33. The Dimensions of American Foreign Policy in the Middle East 433
34. Notes 455
35. Index 507
36. About the Editors and Contributors 527