The Middle East Journal articles from March 2002

The Middle East Journal archives from March 2002

Editor's note.
March 22, 2002... One of the responsibilities of a publication such as The Middle East Journal is to look beyond the headlines at the deeper dynamics which affect the region which we study. Although we also deal with, and continue to deal with, the...

The politics of fear: the rise of the Nationalist Action Party (MHP) in Turkey.
March 22, 2002... This article analyzes the causes and consequences of the nationalist party politics in Turkey by focusing on the rise of the Nationalist Action Party (MHP). The article identifies three interrelated processes to explain the MHP's rising status...

Dueling for Da`wa: state vs. society on the Saudi Internet.
March 22, 2002... This article examines Saudi Arabia's introduction of the Internet, and the manner in which the Kingdom has sought to balance the communications, business, and economic advantages of the Information Revolution with the country's conservative...

Factors influencing Jordan's information revolution: implications for democracy.
March 22, 2002... Using the case of Jordan, this analysis examines the inter-relationship between four variables relating to the political/governmental dimension of the information revolution (regulation strategy, political openness, state vulnerability to...

Kuwait's democratic experiment in its broader international context.
March 22, 2002... While scholars have done much useful work on the causes of democratization, not much attention has been devoted to the causal importance of international variables. This article argues that Iraq's invasion and occupation of Kuwait, and its...

The brain drain from Iran to the United States.
March 22, 2002... In this article, the underlying forces and the extent of brain drain from Iran to the United States are studied. The brain drain is measured by the migration rates of Iranian nationals to the US with tertiary education, including physicians and...

Chronology: October 16, 2001-January 15, 2002.
March 22, 2002... AFP, Agence France-Presse AFX, AFX News Ltd, subsidiary of Agence France-Presse (AFP) AN, ArabicNews.com AP, Associated Press BBC, British Broadcasting Company (www.bbc.co.uk) FT, Financial Times GN, Gulf News Online...

Cluster-bombs and sandcastles: Kramer on the future of Middle East studies in America.(Ivory Towers on Sand: The Failure of Middle Eastern Studies in America)
March 22, 2002... Ivory Towers on Sand: The Failure of Middle Eastern Studies in America, by Martin Kramer. Washington, DC: Washington Institute for Near East Policy, 2001. x + 130 pages. Appendix to p. 131. Index to p. 137. $19.95 paper. Martin Kramer's...

Afghanistan.(Reaping the Whirlwind: The Taliban Movement in Afghanistan)
March 22, 2002... Reaping the Whirlwind: The Taliban Movement in Afghanistan, by Michael Griffin. London: Pluto Press, 2001. xxi + 257 pages. Notes to p. 277. Index to p. 283. Map. Chron. $27.50. Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil & Fundamentalism in Central Asia,...

Algeria.(Algeria: The Political Economy of Oil and Gas)
March 22, 2002... Algeria: The Political Economy of Oil and Gas, by Ali Aissaoui. New York and Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2001. xxiv +293 pages. Tables. Figures. Abbrevs. Chron. Refs. to p. 303. Index to p. 312. BP 29.50. This book examines...

Central Asia.(Muslim Turkistan: Kazak Religion and Collective Memory)
March 22, 2002... Muslim Turkistan: Kazak Religion and Collective Memory, by Bruce G. Privratsky. Richmond, UK: Curzon Press, 2001. xxi + 271 pages. Appendix to p. 273. Refs. to p. 298. Gloss. to p. 307. Index to p. 321. $45. Every year some 200,000 pilgrims...

Egypt.(Nasser's Egypt, Arab Nationalism, and the United Arab Republic)
March 22, 2002... Nasser's Egypt, Arab Nationalism, and the United Arab Republic, by James Jankowski. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2002. viii + 184 pages. Notes to p. 220. Bibl. to p. 228. Index to p. 234. $49.95. Early in his introduction, James...

Iran.(The State and Rural Development in Post-Revolutionary Iran)
March 22, 2002... The State and Rural Development in Post-Revolutionary Iran, by Ali Shakoori. Basingstoke, UK and New York: Palgrave, 2001. xii + 171 pages. Tables to p. 185. Bibl. to p. 210. Index to p. 217. $65. The pre-Revolutionary regime in Iran was...

Israel.(The Palestinian-Arab Minority in Israel, 1948-2000)
March 22, 2002... The Palestinian-Arab Minority in Israel, 1948-2000, by As'ad Ghanem. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2001. xiv + 20 pages. Tables. Appendix to p. 202. Notes to p. 213. Refs. to p. 228. Index to p. 238. $20.95 paper. ...

Jordan.(Colonial Effects: The Making of National Identity in Jordan)
March 22, 2002... Colonial Effects: The Making of National Identity in Jordan, by Joseph A. Massad. New York: Columbia University Press, 2001. xiv + 278 pages. Notes to p. 351. Works cited to p. 370. Index to p. 396. $45 cloth; $18.50 paper. Political...

Kurds.(Women of a Non-State Nation: The Kurds)
March 22, 2002... Women of a Non-State Nation: The Kurds, ed. by Shahrzad Mojab. Costa Mesa, CA: Mazda Publishers, Inc., 2001. xi + 263 pages. Contribs. to p. 266. $24.95 paper. This volume is a collection of 11 articles by authors representing a variety of...

Lebanon.(Inventing Home: Emigration, Gender, and the Middle Class in Lebanon, 1870-1920)
March 22, 2002... Inventing Home: Emigration, Gender, and the Middle Class in Lebanon, 1870-1920, by Akram Fouad Khater. Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press, 2001. xiv + 189 pages. Bibl. to p. 246. Index to p. 257. $55.00 cloth; $22.50...

Saudi Arabia.(Succession in Saudi Arabia)
March 22, 2002... Succession in Saudi Arabia, by Joseph A. Kechichian. New York: Palgrave, 2001. 151 pages. Appendix to p. 242. Notes to p. 266. Bibl. to p. 277. Index to p. 287. $55. An inordinate amount of attention has been expended over the years in...

Arab-Israeli conflict.(Peace Process: American Diplomacy and the Arab-Israeli Conflict)
March 22, 2002... Peace Process: American Diplomacy and the Arab-Israeli Conflict, by William B. Quandt. Revised Edition. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press and Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press, 2001. xii + 396 pages. Notes...

Education and media.(Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People)
March 22, 2002... Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People, by Jack G. Shaheen. New York: Olive Branch Press, 2001. viii + 537 pages. Notes to p. 545. Appendices to p. 564. Index of films to p. 574. $25 paper. While Arabs, Muslims, and their...

Modern history and politics.(The Diplomacy of the Middle East: The International Relations of Regional and Outside Powers)
March 22, 2002... The Diplomacy of the Middle East: The International Relations of Regional and Outside Powers, ed. by L. Carl Brown. New York: I.B. Tauris Publishers, 2001. xxix + 308 pages. Bibl. essay to p. 325. Index to p. 365. $59.50. L. Carl Brown...

Women.(May Her Likes Be Multiplied: Biography and Gender Politics in Egypt)
March 22, 2002... May Her Likes Be Multiplied: Biography and Gender Politics in Egypt, by Marilyn Booth. Berkeley, Los Angeles and London: University of California Press, 2001. xxxviii + 310 pages. Notes to p. 426. Bibl. to p. 441. Index to p. 460. $65 cloth;...

Recent Publications.
March 22, 2002... ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT Crossing the Green Line: Between the West Bank and Israel, by Avram S. Bornstein. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2002. x + 135 pages. Illustrations. Maps. Notes to p. 150. Refs. to p. 165. Index...

Communications.
March 22, 2002... The JOURNAL, welcomes comments from its readers. All communications should be addressed to the Editor and bear the full name and address of the writer. A selection of those received will be published periodically in these columns. When a...