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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789495503321

Titolo

The foreign policies of Arab states [[electronic resource] ] : the challenge of globalization / / edited by Bahgat Korany and Ali E. Hillal Dessouki ; contributors, Karen Abul Kheir ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cairo ; ; New York, : American University in Cairo Press, c2008

ISBN

1-936190-29-X

1-61797-037-9

1-61797-387-4

Edizione

[New rev. ed., AUC Forum for International Affairs ed., [3rd ed.].]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (526 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HilālʻAlī al-Dīn

KheirKaren Abul

KoranyBahgat

Disciplina

327.09174927

Soggetti

International relations

Arab countries Foreign relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

The first edition of this book was praised as "a milestone for present and future research on Arab and Third World foreign policies" (American Political Science Review), and "an indispensable aid for those studying or teaching the foreign policies of the contemporary Middle East" (International Journal of Middle East Studies). It has become a standard textbook in Middle East studies curricula all over the world. This third edition, now in paperback, with new material reflecting the earth-shaking events at the end of the Cold War and the continuation of violence and terrorism, examines foreign