Middle East Dilemma: The Politics and Economics of Arab Integration.(Review) (book reviews)

Middle East Dilemma: The Politics and Economics of Arab Integration. Edited by Michael C. Hudson. New York: Columbia University Press, 1999. 368p. $49.50 cloth, $19.50 paper.

In the Arab world, the Westphalian system of sovereign nation-states is often perceived as aberrant, and pan-Arabism is the cure. Why, given this cultural background, is the record of Arab integration so meager? This is the key question addressed by the fourteen essays in the volume. The authors are: Abdul Khaleq Abdulla, Robert Burrowes, Frauke Heard-Bey, Michael Hudson, Bahgat Korany, Atif A. Kubursi, Paul ...

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