A century of Arab politics from the Arab Revolt to the Arab Spring - Maddy-Weitzman, Bruce (Lanham Rowman & Littlefield, 2016)
Arab nationalism : modest beginnings -- World war I and its aftermath : the Arab Revolt and unrealized expectations -- State-building and nation-building in adverse circumstances -- The dynastic era : upheaval, revolution and transition (1945-54) -- The radical heyday (1955-67) -- From order to disorder : the triumph and decline of Arab states -- After the June 1967 debacle : picking up the pieces (1967-70) -- Diminished leadership : Egypt and the Arab order in the Sadat-Mubarak era (1970-2010) -- Failed aspirations, failed state : Iraq under Saddam, and beyond (1968-2010) -- Syria under the Asad dynasty : from weak state to aspiring regional power (1970-2010) -- Symbol vs. substance : the Palestinian movement in the Arab firmament since 1967 -- The Arab Spring : disorder and disintegration -- Concluding observations.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-259) and index.
Keywords: Arab countries -- Politics and government -- 20th century