The Contemporary Middle Eastern Scene

One: The Middle East in World Politics.- Soviet Policy in the Middle East.- The European Community and the United States in the Arab World - Political Competition or Partnership?.- The Political and Economic Dimensions of Arab-Africa Cooperation.- Two: Economic Development, Ideological Trends and Social Evolution.- Economic Development in the Non-Oil-Producing Arab Countries.- Israel's "New Economic Order".- The Social Background of Ideologies in the Arab Middle East.- The Iraqi Ba'th after ten Years of Power - the Challenges of Dogma and Pragmatism.- "Right" and "Left" in Lebanon.- Social Change in the Arab Countries: Motives and Thrusts.- Trends towards Retraditionalization in Egypt.- Three: Religious and Cultural Elements in the Arab and Israeli Identity.- The Relevancy of Islam in Arab National Identity.- Problems of Confessionalism in Syria.- Attitudes towards Islam.- Experience into Fiction: Israeli Writers on Jewish-Arab Relations (The Case of Hasüt by Sammy Michael).- Social Problems in Contemporary Arab Literature.- The Palestine Conflict as Reflected in Contemporary Arabic Literature.- Psychodynamics of the Middle East Conflict.- List of Authors.