The Foundations of the Arab State deals with the conceptual, historical, and cultural environment in which the contemporary Arab state system was established an

Comprehensive survey of the Arab world.

It has often been argued that Arab states are arbitrary political creations, lacking historical or present legitimacy. This book, first published in 1990, provi

Barnett explores the relationships among Arab identity, the meaning of Arabism, and desired regional order in the Middle East from 1920 to the present, focusing

This trenchant history of praetorianism in the Arab world recounts the baleful influence of the armed forces in shaping the region's political landscape over th