Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil & Fundamentalism in Central Asia, by Ahmed Rashid. Fundamentalism Reborn? Afghanistan and the Taliban, by William Maley, ed. The Taliban: War, Religion, and the New Order in Afghanistan, by Peter Marsden. The Taliban Phenomenon: Afghanistan 1994–1997, by Kamal Matinuddin. An Unexpected Light: Travels in Afghanistan, by Jason Elliot. Succession in Saudi Arabia, by Joseph A. Kechichian. Religion and Culture in Medieval Islam, by Richard G. Hovannisian and Georges Sabagh, eds. Iran at the Crossroads, by John L. Esposito and R. K. Ramazani, eds. Religious Minorities in Iran, by Eliz Sanasarian. Comprehensive History of the Jews of Iran, by Habib Levy, translated from the Persian by George Maschke. Turkey's Transformation and American Policy, by Morton Abramowitz, ed. Syria and the Palestinians: The Clash of Nationalisms, by Ghada Hashem Talhami. Out of Place, by Edward W. Said.     

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One Palestine, Complete: Jews and Arabs under the British Mandate , by Tom Segev.
Encyclopedia of the Palestinians , edited by Philip Mattar.
Israel's First Fifty Years , edited by Robert O. Freedman.
The Breakdown of the State in Lebanon 1967–1976 , by Farid El-Khazen.
China and the Middle East: The Quest for Influence , edited by P. R. Kumaraswamy.
The Origins of the Eisenhower Doctrine , by Ray Takeyh.
The Last Great Revolution: Turmoil and Transformation in Iran , by Robin Wright.
Religion and State: The Muslim Approach to Politics , by L. Carl Brown.
Out in the Blue: Letters from Arabia– 1937 to 1940 , by Thomas C. Barger.
Holier Than Thou: Saudi Arabia's Islamic Opposition , by Joshua Teitelbaum.     

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Books reviewed in this article:
All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror , by Stephen Kinzer
Chain of Command: The Road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib , by Seymour M. Hersh
Inside the Mirage: America's Fragile Partnership with Saudi Arabia , by Thomas W. Lippman
Breaking Ranks , by Ronit Chacham, ed
The Palestinian People, A History , by Baruch Kimmerling and Joel S. Migdal
Syria and the Palestinians: The Clash of Nationalisms , by Ghada Hashem Talhami
The Ornament of the World: How Muslims, Jews, and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain , by María Rosa Menocal, foreword by Harold Bloom
The Case for Islamo-Christian Civilization , by Richard W. Bulliet     

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Book reviewed in this article:
Inside Terrorism, by Bruce Hoffman.
Decade of Transition: Eisenhower, Kennedy, and the Origins of the American-Israeli Alliance, by Abraham Ben-Zvi.
Palestinian Identity: The Construction of Modern National Consciousness, by Rashid Khalidi.
The Dream Palace of the Arabs: A Generation's Odyssey, by Fouad Ajami.
Saudi-Iranian Relations 1932-1982, by Saeed M. Badeeb.
Monuments of Syria: An Historical Guide, by Ross Bums.
Syria Today, by Jean Hureau.
Central Asia Meets the Middle East, edited by David Menashri.     

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Book reviewed in this article:
In the Shadow of the Prophet: The Struggle for the Soul of Islam, by Milton Viorst
The Saudi File: People, Power, Politics, by Anders Jerichow.
Oil, God, and Gold: the Story of Aramco and the Saudi Kings, by Anthony Cave Brown. Boston
Algeria: A Study in Competing Ideologies, by Kay Adamson.
The Holocaust in American Life, by Peter Novick.
Perceptions of Palestine: Their Influence on U.S. Middle East Policy, by Kathleen Christison.
Image and Reality of the Israel-Palestine Conflict, by Norman G. Finkelstein.     

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Khomeinism: Essays on the Islamic Republic, by Ervand Abrahamian.
From Rags to Riches: A Story of Abu Dhabi, by Mohammed Al-Fahim.
Oman and the World: The Emergence of an Independent Foreign Policy, by Joseph A. Kechichain.
The Life and Times of Sheikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa: Ruler of Bahrain 1942-61, by Andrew Wheatcroft.
Fallen Pillars: U.S. Policy towards Palestine and Israel since 1945, by Donald Neff.
Broken Covenant, by Moshe Arens.
Homeland: Oral Histories of Palestine and Palestinians, edited by Staughton Lynd, Sam Bahour and Alice Lynd.
Intimate Enemies: Jews and Arabs in a Shared Land, by Meron Benvenisti.
The Obstruction of Peace: The U.S., Israel and the Palestinians, by Naseer Aruri.
WATER AND POWER. The Politics of a Scarce Resource in the Jordan River Basin, by Miriam R. Lowi.
Rivers of Eden: The Struggle for Water and the Quest for Peace in the Middle East, by Daniel Hillel.
Arms Control and Security in the Middle East: The Search for Common Ground, edited by Richard Eisendorf.
The Superpowers and the Middle East: Regional and International Politics 1955-1967, by Fawaz A. Gerges.     

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Cain's Field: Faith, Fratricide, and Fear in the Middle East , by Matt Rees
A History of Modern Palestine: One Land, Two Peoples , by Ilan Pappé
Bethlehem Besieged: Stories of Hope in Times of Trouble , by Mitri Raheb
Zionism: A Brief History , by Michael Brenner, translated by Shelley L. Frisch
Sharing the Land of Canaan: Human Rights and the Israeli-Palestinian Struggle , by Mazin B. Qumsieh
Prophets Outcast: A Century of Dissident Jewish Writing about Zionism and Israel , edited by Adam Shatz
The Persian Puzzle: The Conflict Between Iran and America , by Kenneth M. Pollack
No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam , by Reza Aslan     

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Book reviewed in this article:
REVIEW ESSAY: I sraeli N ational S ecurity : A N ew C onceptualization
The Sword and the Olive: A Critical History of the Israeli Defense Force , by Martin Van Creveld.
Knives, Tanks and Missles: Israel's Security Revolution , by Eliot A. Cohen, Michael Eisenstadt and A.J. Bacevich.
Israel and the Bomb , by Avner Cohen.
Rabin and Israel's National Security , by Efraim Inbar.
National Security: The Israeli Experience , by Yisrael Tal
Brother Against Brother: Violence and Extremism in Israeli Politics from Altalena to the Rabin Assassination , by Ehud Sprinzak.
The Transformation of Palestinian Politics: From Revolution to State-Building , by Barry Rubin.
Separate and Unequal: The Inside Story of Israeli Rule in East Jerusalem , by Amir S. Chesin, Bill Hutman and Avi Melamed.
Islamic Politics in Palestine , by Beverly Milton-Edwards.
Drinking the Sea at Gaza: Days and Nights in a Land Under Siege , by Amira Hass. New York:
The Israeli-Syrian Peace Talks: 1991-96 and Beyond , by Helena Cobban.
Bring Down the Walls. Lebanon's Post-War Challenge , by Carole H. Dagher.
Tournament of Shadows: The Great Game and the Race for Empire in Central Asia , by Karl E. Meyer and Shareen Blair Brysac.     

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Books reviewed in this article The United States Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Manual , with forewords by General David H. Petraeus, Lt. General James F. Amos and Lt. Colonel John A. Nagl, with a new introduction by Sarah Sewall. Diplomacy Lessons: Realism for an Unloved Superpower , by John Brady Kiesling. Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran, and the United States , by Trita Parsi. Reading Legitimation Crisis in Tehran: Iran and the Future of Liberalism , by Danny Postel. Distant Relations: Iran & Lebanon in the Last 500 years , H.E. Chehabi, ed. From Oslo to Jerusalem: The Palestinian Story of the Secret Negotiations , by Ahmed Qurei (‘Abu Ala’) A Framework for a Palestinian National Security Doctrine , by Hussein Agha and Ahmad S Khalidi. The Emergence of a New Turkey: Democracy and the AK Parti , edited by M. Hakan Yavuz. Prison Writings: The Roots of Civilisation , by Abdullah Ocalan. Translated by Klaus Happel. The Legacy of Jihad: Islamic Holy War and the Fate of Non‐Muslims , by Andrew G. Bostom. Foreword by Ibn Warraq. Oil Titans: National Oil Companies in the Middle East . by Valerie Marcel and John V. Mitchell.     

Review Essay: Getting Away With Murder

Book reviewed in this article:
A Death in Jerusalem by Kati Marton.
Anxious for Armageddon: A Call to Partnership for Middle Eastern and Western Christians, by Donald E. Wagner. Foreword by Elias Chacour.
Israel and Syria: Peace and Security on the Golan, by Aryeh Shalev.
My Enemy'S Enemy: Lebanon in the Early Zionist Imagination, 1900-1948, by Laura Zittrain Eisenberg.
Jordan'S Inter-Arab Relations: The Political Economy of Alliance Making, by Laurie A. Brand.
Desert Warrior, by HRH General Khaled bin Sultan.
The Iraqi Economy under Saddam Hussein: Development or Decline, by Muhammad Al-Zainy.
Global Islamic Politics, by Mir Zohair Husain.
Islam in Revolution: Fundamentalism in the Arab World, by R. Hrair Dekmejian.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Understanding Iraq , by William R. Polk. Losing Iraq: Inside the Postwar Reconstruction Fiasco , by David L. Phillips. Understanding Terror Networks , by Marc Sageman. Islamic Fundamentalism since 1945 , by Beverley Milton‐Edwards. Hezbollah: The Changing Face of Terrorism , by Judith Palmer Harik. Peace Process: American Diplomacy and the Arab‐Israeli Conflict since 1967, Third Edition , by William B. Quandt. How Israelis and Palestinians Negotiate, a Cross‐Cultural Analysis of the Oslo Peace Process , by Tamara Cofman Wittes, editor. Defending Israel: A Controversial Plan Toward Peace , by Martin van Creveld. Inheriting Syria: Bashar's Trial by Fire , by Flynt Leverett. The World According to Whitbeck , by John Whitbeck. Endgame in the Western Sahara: What Future for Africa's Last Colony? by Toby Shelley.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: Strategic Geography and the Changing Middle East , by Geoffrey Kemp and Robert Harkavy. Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, and the UAE: Challenges of Security , by Anthony H. Cordesman. Kuwait: Recovery and Security after the Gulf War , by Anthony H. Cordesman. U.S. Forces in the Middle East: Resources and Capabilities , by Anthony H. Cordesman. Security Challenges in the Mediterranean Region , edited by Roberto Aliboni, George Joffé, and Tim Niblock. War in the Gulf, 1990-91: The Iraq-Kuwait Conflict and Its Implications , by Majid Khadduri and Edmund Ghareeb. Political Islam: Revolution, Radicalism, or Reform? Edited by John L. Esposito. The Price of Wealth: Economies and Institutions in the Middle East , by Kiren Aziz Chaudhry. Rethinking Islam: Common Questions, Uncommon Answers , by Mohammed Arkoun; translated and edited by Robert D. Lee. A Lebanon Defied: Musa al-Sadr and the Shi'a Community , by Majed Halawi. Jewish Power: Inside the American Jewish Establishment , by J.J. Goldberg.     

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Book reviewed in this article:
Iran and the Gulf: A Search for Stability, edited by Jamal S. Al-Suwaidi
The UAE: Formative Years, 1965–75, A collection of historical photographs by Ramesh Shukla, text by Asha Bhatia.
The Rise, Corruption, and Coming Fall of the House of Saud, by Said K. Aburish.
The United States and Arab Nationalism: The Syrian Case, 1953–1960, by Bonnie F. Saunders.
Lords of the Lebanese Marches: Violence and Narrative in an Arab Society, by Michael Gilsenan.
Shalom, Friend: The Life & Legacy of Yitzhak Rabin, by The Jerusalem Report staff (edited by David Horovitz).
The New Geopolitics of Central Asia and Its Borderlands, edited by Ali Banuazizi and Myron Weiner.
In Their Shoes, by Grace Halsell.     

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Book reviewed in this article:
Arabs at the Crossroads: Political Identity and Nationalism , by Hilal Khashan.
Legislative Politics in the Arab World: the Resurgence of Democratic Institutions , by Abdo Baaklini, Guilain Denoeux and Robert Springborg.
Israel and the Bomb , by Avner Cohen.
Forcing God's Hand: Why Millions Pray for a Quick Rapture-and Destruction of Planet Earth , by Grace Halsell.
Scattered Like Seeds , by Shaw J. Dallal.
Unholy Wars: Afghanistan, America and International Terrorism , by John D. Cooley.
Historical Dictionary of Islamic Fundamentalist Movements in the Arab World, Iran, and Turkey , by Ahmad S. Moussalli.
The Making of the Modern Gulf States: Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman , by Rosemarie Said Zahlan.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: The Arabists: The Romance of an American Elite , by Robert D. Kaplan. The Politics of Miscalculation in the Middle East , by Richard B. Parker. Peace for Palestine: First Lost Opportunity , by Elmer Berger. Deliberate Deceptions: Facing the Facts about the U.S.-Israeli Relationship , by Paul Findley Profits of War , by Ari Ben-Menashe. Americans and the Palestinian Question: The U.S. Public Debate on Palestinian Nationhood, 1973–1978 , by Marianne van Leeuwen. Wasta: The Hidden Force in Middle Eastern Society , by Robert B. Cunningham and Yasin K. Sarayrah. Oil Trade: Politics and Prospects , by J. E. Hartshorn. The Forgotten Queens of Islam , by Fatima Mernissi. Translated from French by Mary Jo Lakeland.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: The Other Israel, Voices of Refusal and Dissent , Foreword by Tom Segev and Introduction by Anthony Lewis. Edited by Roane Carey and Jonathan Shainin. Peace under Fire: Israel/Palestine and the International Solidarity Movement , edited by Josie Sandercock, Radhika Sainath, Marissa McLaughlin, Hussein Khalili, Nicholas Blincoe, Huwaida Arraf and Ghassan Andoni. Foreword by Edward Said. Herzl's Nightmare: One Land, Two Peoples , by Peter Rodgers. Biblical Interpretation and Middle East Policy: The Promised Land, America, and Israel 1917–2002 , by Irvine H. Anderson. Cobra II: The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq , by Michael R. Gordon and Bernard E Trainor. Iraqi Perspectives Report , report for the Institute for Defense Analyses, 2006. Thicker Than Oil: America's Uneasy Partnership with Saudi Arabia , by Rachel Bronson. Victory in Tripoli: How America's War with the Barbary Pirates Established the U.S. Navy and Built a Nation , by Joshua E. London. Jefferson's War: America's First War on Terror, 1801–1805 , by Joseph Wheelan. Journey of a Jihadist: Inside Muslim Militancy by Fawaz Gerges.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article:
Civil Society in the Middle East, Volume I , edited by Augustus Richard Norton.
War and Peace in the Middle East: A Critique of American Policy , by Avi Shlaim.
Beyond Alliance: Israel and U.S. Foreign Policy , by Camille Mansour.
Islamic Fundamentalism in the West Bank and Gaza: Muslim Brotherhood and Islamic Jihad , by Ziad Abu-Amr.
The Revenge of God: The Resurgence of Islam, Christianity and Judaism in the Modern World , by Gilles Kepel.
Water Wars: Coming Conflicts in the Middle East , by John Bulloch and Adel Darwish.
Small Media, Big Revolution: Communication Culture and the Iranian Revolution , by Annabelle Sreberny-Mohammadi and Ali Mohammadi.
Don't Kill the Messenger: The Tragic Story of Wells Hangen and Other Journalistic Combat Victims , by Charles Arnot.
A Persian Requiem , by Simin Daneshvar, translated from the Farsi by Roxane Zand.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Saudi Arabia and the United States, Birth of a Security Partnership, by Parker T. Hart.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , by David E. Long.
Saudi Arabia and the Politics of Dissent , by Mamoun Fandy.
Murder in the Name of God: The Plot to Kill Yitzhak Rabin , by Michael Karpin and Ina Friedman.
Islam in the United States of America , by Sulayman S. Nyang.
Contrasts and Solutions in the Caucasus , ed. by Ole Hoiris and Sefa Martin Yurukel.
Minorities and the State in the Arab World , edited by Ofra Bengio and Gabriel Ben-Dor
Arab National Communism in the Jewish State , by Ilana Kaufman     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article:
The Politics of Dispossession: The Struggle for Palestinian Self-Determination, 1969–1993 , by Edward W. Said.
Jewish History, Jewish Religion: The Weight of Three Thousand Years , by Israel Shahak. Foreward by Gore Vidal.
All That Remains: the Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948, Walid Khalidi, ed.
The Palestine Liberation Organization: From Armed Struggle to the Declaration of Independence , by Jamal R. Nassar.
Building Peace in the Middle East, Challenges for States and Civil Society, edited by Elise Boulding.
Crisis in the Arabian Gulf: An Independent Iraqi View , by Omar Ali.
America and the Iraqi Crisis, 1990–1992: Origins and Aflermath , by Lester H. Brune.
Iraqi Statesman: A Portrait of Mohammed Fadhel Jamali , by Harry J. Almond.
Broadcasting in the Arab World: A Survey of the Electronic Media in the Middle East , by Douglas Boyd.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Middle Eastern Politics and Ideas: A History from Within , Edited by Moshe Ma'oz and Ilan Pappé. Gulf Security in the Twenty-First Century, edited by David E. Long & Christian Koch. The Persian Gulf at the Millennium: Essays in Politics, Economy, Security and Religion, edited by Gary G. Sick and Lawrence G. Potter. Coalition, Coercion and Compromise: Diplomacy of Gulf Crisis, 1990-1991, by Gordon S. Brown. Islamist Impasse, by Ibrahim Karawan. Faces of Lebanon - Sects, Wars and Global Extensions, by William Harris. The Reconstruction of Palestine: Urban and Rural Development, edited by A. B. Zahlan. In Search of Islamic Feminism: One Woman's Global Journey, by Elizabeth Warnock Fernea. The Turkish Labyrinth: Ataturk and the New Islam, by James Pettifer.