Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ) articles from September 1996

Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ) archives from September 1996

In remembrance: Rabbi Elmer Berger, 27 May 1908 - 6 October 1996.
September 22, 1996... It is with great sadness that I and the other editors of the Arab Studies Quarterly say farewell to a friend, Elmer Berger, who died on 6 October 1996. I first met Rabbi Berger twenty-five years ago. I remember him then and throughout his...

A rentier state's response to oil crisis: economic reform policies in Libya.
September 22, 1996... Nations eventually respond to a balance of payments crisis with austerity measures. Therefore, when Libya was faced with such a crisis in the early 1980s as a result of the slump in the oil market, it was no surprise that the regime responded by...

Reconstructing Gender in the Middle East: Tradition, Identity and Power.
September 22, 1996... This anthology is firmly anchored in, and derives its strength from its engagement with feminist debates on the construction of gender. The cogent analysis by the editors in their introductory essay and the explication of their conceptual...

Deliberate Deceptions: Facing the Facts about the U.S.-Israeli Relationship, 2d ed.
September 22, 1996... In April 1996, Israeli forces bombed a United Nations camp in Lebanon massacring scores of innocent civilians. Immediately after the attack, the Israeli government issued an apology for an unfortunate tactical error. International outrage for the...

Night of the Litani.
September 22, 1996... Andrea Brunais, a journalist, demonstrates her heightened sense of observation and her knack of saying important things simply and authentically in her new book, Night of the Litani. It is a tale of romance that trails from a prominent university...