Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface to the Paperback Edition vi
4. Preface ix
5. 1. Introduction: Exploring Alliance Formation 1
6. 2. Explaining Alliance Formation 17
7. 3. From the Baghdad Pact to the Six Day War 50
8. 4. From the Six Day War to the Camp David Accords 104
9. 5. Balancing and Bandwagoning 147
10. 6. Ideology and Alliance Formation 181
11. 7. The Instruments of Alliance: Aid and Penetration 218
12. 8. Conclusion.: Alliance Formation and the Balance of World Power 262
13. APPENDIX 1: Alliances and Alignments in the Middle East, 1 955 - 1 979 287
14. APPENDIX 2: The Balance of World Power 289
15. Bibliography 293
16. Index 311