ISBN: 0791435377

This historical study of international Middle East politics in regional perspective presents a comprehensive analysis of the interplay between inter-Arab politics and the conflict with Is… Mehr…

This historical study of international Middle East politics in regional perspective presents a comprehensive analysis of the interplay between inter-Arab politics and the conflict with Israel--the two key issues which have shaped the Middle East contemporary history (and made it simultaneously tumultuous and a focus of international affairs). The Decline of the Arab-Israeli Conflict addresses the changing political behavior of the regional Arab system in the Palestine conflict, from total enmity to negotiated peace with Israel. This change is explained as a reflection of state formation process and constant thrust of ruling elites to disengage from compelling supra-state commitments stemming from Pan-Arab nationalist ideology and Islamic political culture. The book scrutinizes the role of Arab summit conferences which, since 1964, became the main collective Arab institution for decision making on common core issues--foremost of which was the conflict with Israel. The summits' main role was to legitimize incremental departure from the overburdening Palestine conflict whose powerful collective symbolism threatened states' autonomy. Summits' consensus sanctioned shifts from hitherto established collective Arab norms toward Israel as well as on inter-Arab relations, in accordance with core actors' interests. The summits offer a view to the Arab regional system's evolution as a negotiated inter-state order based on mutual recognition of sovereign states as opposed to comp asian,education and reference,history,humanities,international and world politics,middle east,middle eastern,political science,politics and government,politics and social sciences Politics & Social Sciences, State Univ of New York Pr<

1997, ISBN: 9780791435373

State University of New York Press, 1997-11. Hardcover. Good., State University of New York Press, 1997-11

1997, ISBN: 9780791435373

Ithaca, New York, U.S.A.: Suny, 1997. No dj as issued. Very Minor wear. Clean and sound.. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Jacket., Suny, 1997