Egypt And The Arabs: Foreign Policy And The Search For National Identity

by Joseph P Lorenz

Overview

As the Arab states come to grips with new realities in the Middle East - the shifts in political and economic power in the region, the growing ascendency of fundamentalist Islam over Nationalist and pan-Arab ideologies of the past and the changing dynamics of the Palestinian problem - the course that Mubarak charts for Egypt has become a factor of key importance. In this book, a career Foreign Service officer examines the changes that are taking place in Egyptian attitudes and policies toward the Arab world from three perspectives - the ways in which Egypt pursued its regional interests under Nasser and Sadat, the policy constraints imposed by political, economic and social forces within Egypt, and the dynamics of Egyptian-Arab relations since the October War.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367012229
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/29/2021
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Joseph P Lorenz (Author)

Table of Contents

The geographic and historic setting; Egypt responds to the West - Pan-Islam, Egyptian nationalism and Arabism; Nasser and the rise of Arab nationalism in Egypt; Sadat and his early foreign policy; the October War and its aftermath; oil diplomacy and Arab reconciliation; eight players in search of a peace conference - the Geneva preparations of 1977; the road to Jerusalem; Camp David and its consequences; the making of a new Arab coalition; foreign policy and the search for national identity; Arab politics and the peace process.

Editorial Reviews

Lorenz, a career Foreign Service officer (now retired), examines the changes that are taking place in Egyptian attitudes and policies toward the Arab world, and the theoretical questions they illuminate about the foreign policy decisionmaking process. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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