The Quest for Hegemony in the Arab World

The Struggle Over the Baghdad Pact
Erscheinungsjahr 1995
ISBN: 978-90-04-10214-9
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 52, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 245 mm, Gewicht: 680 g

Reihe: Social, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East and Asia

The struggle between Egypt and Iraq over Arab hegemony constitutes the main theme of this study. Focussing on the struggle over Middle Eastern defense between 1945-58, and culminating in the conflict over the Baghdad Pact (1955-58), it sheds new light on Arab politics during the period under review. This research concentrates predominantly on the regional actors. The underlying assumption is that policies were not necessarily formulated in Washington and London, and that — often enough — major decisions taken in Ankara, Cairo, Baghdad, Damascus, Amman and other Arab capitals affected decision-makers in Western capitals.

The Quest for Hegemony in the Arab World is based on newly-released British, American and Israeli documents, as well as on all available Arab sources. The study's value rests upon its discussion of the Baghdad Pact, a significant event which was hitherto neglected, yet marked a watershed in modern Arab history. This study's approach offers an analytical framework with which the present struggle for hegemony in the Arab world may be examined.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Podeh

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen

Über Autor(innen)

Elie Podeh, Ph.D. (1991) in Middle Eastern History, Tel Aviv University, currently lectures on Middle Eastern history and International Relations both at Tel Aviv University and at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.