An appraisal of Iraq's recent actions within the context of the last 30-plus years of the history of the Middle East, focusing on three key factors which form a triangle of forces around Iraq - Muslim fundamentalism, oil and the Palestinians.
Kuwait, unlike most of its neighbors, has a well-established national identity and a long history as a nation, dating back to the eighteenth century. In this book, Dr. Jill Crystal focuses on two recurring themes in Kuwaiti history: one, the preservation of a sense of community in the face of radical economic, social, and political transformations; the second, internal rivalry over the conventi…