Books Received for Review 
January 9 - April 29, 1993 

Lettre D'Information de l'Association Francaise pour l'etude du Monde Arabe et Musulman.  (l'Institut du Monde Arabe, No. 7) 139 Pages.  La Baume Les Aix: l'Association Francaise pour l'etude du Monde Arabe et Musul, 1992.  n.p. (Paper).

Changing Images of Three Generations of Azharites in Indonesia. Abaza, Mona.  (Social Issues in Southeast Asia Occasional Paper No. 88)  45 Pages, notes, references.  Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1992.  $9.50 (Paper).  isbn 981-3016-46-9

A Study of the Vernacular Poetry of Ahmad Fu'aad Nigm. Abdel-Malek, Kamal.  (Studies in Arabic Literature)  177 Pages, appendix, bibliography, index.  Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1990. $51.50 (Cloth).  isbn 90-04-08933-0

Undermining the Centre: The Gulf Migration and Pakistan. Addleton, Jonathan S.  232 Pages, tables, bibliography, index.  Oxford & New York: Oxford University Press, 1992.  $32.00 (Cloth).  isbn 0-19-577418-3

Women in the Middle East: Perceptions, Realities and Struggles for Liberation. Afshar, Haleh, ed.  250 Pages, tables, index.  New York: St. Martin's Press, 1993.  $65.00 (Cloth).  isbn 0-312-07921-4

Love, Death and Exile, Abdul Wahab Al-Bayati: Poems Translated from Arabic. Al-Bayati, Abdul Wahab, auth. & Bassam K. Frangieh, trans. 314 Pages, foreword by James E. Alatis, glossary.  Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 1990.  n.p. (Paper).  isbn 0-87840-218-7

The Ninety-Nine Beautiful Names of God. al-Ghazaalii.  David B. Burrell & Nazih Daher, translators.  205 Pages, notes, indices, bibliography.  Cambridge: Islamic Texts Society, 1992.  $17.95 (Paper).  isbn 0-946621-31-4

A Period of Time. Allen, Roger.  (St. Antony's Middle East Monographs No. 27)  403 Pages, bibliography, index.  Concord, MA: Paul & Company, 1993.  œ30.00 (Paper).  isbn 0-86372-165-6

War in the Gulf: Implications for Israel. Alpher, Joseph, ed. (Publications of the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies)  404 Pages, tables, illustrations.  Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1992.  $39.95 (Paper).  isbn 0-8133-1414-3

Iran and the Arab World. Amirahmadi, Hooshang & Nader Entessar, eds. 264 Pages, notes, index.  New York: St. Martin's Press, 1993. $49.95 (Cloth).  isbn 0-312-06011-4

Reconstruction and Regional Diplomacy in the Persian Gulf. Amirahmadi, Hooshang & Nader Entessar, eds.  306 Pages, figures, tables, index.  London: Routledge, 1992.  œ35.00 (Cloth).  isbn
0-415-06485-6

Ma'ayib al-rijal: Vices of Men. Astarabadi, Bibi Khanum; Afsaneh Najmabadi, ed.  (Scripting and Visaging Women, Vol. 1)   Pages, illustrations, introduction by Afsaneh Najmabadi.  Chicago: Midland Printers, 1992.  n.p. (Paper).

Modern Arabic Literature. Badawi, M.M., ed.  (The Cambridge History of Arabic Literature)  571 Pages, map, bibliography, index, chronological table.  New York: Cambridge University Press, 1992.  $125.00 (Cloth).  isbn 0-521-33197-8

New Food of Life: A Book of Ancient Persian and Modern Iranian Cooking and Ceremonies. Batmanglij, Najmieh Khalili.  440 Pages, Photos, Illustrations, Index, Bibliography.  Washington, DC: Mage Publishers, 1992.  $44.95 (Cloth).  isbn 0-934211-34-5

Israel: A Concise Political History. Beilin, Yossi.  276 Pages, bibliography, index.  New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992. $35.00 (Cloth).  isbn 0-312-09124-9

Modernization in the Middle East The Ottoman Empire and its Afro-Asian Successors. Black, Cyril E. & L. Carl Brown, eds. (Studies on Modernization of the Center of International Studies)  418 Pages, maps,bibliographical essay, biblography, chronology,tables, i.  Princeton, NJ: Darwin Press, 1992. $29.95 (Cloth).  isbn 0-87850-085-5

The North Caucasus Barrier: The Russian Advance towards the Muslim World. Broxup, Marie Bennigsen, ed.  252 Pages, glossary, bibliographical note, index, maps, photos.  New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992.  $39.95 (Cloth).  isbn 0-312-07575-8

Struggle and Survival in the Modern Middle East. Burke, Edmund III, ed.  400 Pages, map, photos, glossary.  Berkeley: University of California Press, 1993.  $16.00 (Paper).  isbn 0-520-07988-4

Le nationalisme arabe. Carre, Olivier.  304 Pages, notes, index. Paris: Fayard, 1993.  n.p. (Paper).  isbn 2-213-03043-

The Principles of Islamic Political Economy: A Methodological. Choudhury, Masudul Alam.  (Foreword by John C. O'Brien)  283 Pages, glossary, figures, tables, notes and references, index.  New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992.  $79.95 (Cloth).  isbn 0-312-08105-7  Inquiry

Bahrain Oil and Development 1929-1989. Clarke, Angela.  432 Pages, illustrations, chronology, glossaries, notes, bibliography, i. Boulder, CO: ICEED, 1990.  $38.00 (Cloth).  isbn 0-918714-25-7

Colonialism and Revolution in the Middle East: Social and Cultural Origins of Egypt's `Urabi Movement. Cole, Juan R. I.  341 Pages, Map, Tables, Notes, Bibliography, Index.  Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1992.  $49.50 (Cloth).  isbn 0-691-05683-8

Majnuun: The Madman in Medieval Islamic Society. Dols, Michael W.; Diana E. Immisch, ed.  543 Pages, illustrations, appendices, bibliography, index.  Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992. $115.00 (Cloth).  isbn 0-19-820221-0

The History of al-Tabarii, Vol. XXXI: The War between Brothers. Fishbein, Michael, trans. & ed.  (SUNY Series in Near Eastern Studies)  268 Pages, Preface by Ehsan Yar-Shater, maps, bibliography, index.  Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 1992.  n.p.0.00 (Paper).  isbn 0-7914-1086-2

Fragile Resistance: Social Transformation in Iran from 1500 to the Revolution. Foran, John.  452 Pages, figures, map, tables, bibliography, index.  Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1993.  $44.95 (Cloth).  isbn 0-8133-8478-8

Al-Ightirab fi al-Riwaya al-Filastiniyya (Alienation in the Palestinian Novel). Frangieh, Bassam K.  189 Pages.  Beirut: Institute for Arab Research, 1989.  $12.00 (Paper).

Iraq in the Next Decade: Will Iraq Survive Until 2002? Fuller, Graham E.  (Defense Advisory Group to the National Defense Research Institute)  87 Pages, bibliography.  Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation, 1993.  n.p. (Paper).

Recurrent Patterns in Iranian Religions: From Mazdaism to Sufism. Gignoux, Philippe.  (Studia Iranica, Cahier 11)  173 Pages, photos.  Leuven: E. Peeters, 1992.  BFr1200.00 (Paper).

The Culture of Flowers. Goody, Jack.  462 Pages, illustrations, references, index.  New York: Cambridge University Press, 1993. $54.95 (Cloth).  isbn 0-521-41441-5

Dreams and Their Meanings in the Old Arab Tradition. Gouda, Yehia. 471 Pages, bibliography.  New York: Vantage Press, 1991.  $18.95 (Paper).  isbn 0-533-08877-1

The Kurds of Iraq: Tragedy and Hope. Gunter, Michael M.  175 Pages, map, notes, bibliography, index.  New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992.  $35.00 (Cloth).  isbn 0-312-09084-6

Banquets d'orient. Gyselen, Rika, ed.  (Res Orientales, Vol. IV) 150 Pages, illustrations.  Leuven: E. Peeters, 1992.  BFr1500.00 (Paper).

The Genesis of Arabic Narrative Discourse A Study in the Sociology of Modern Arabic Literature. Hafez, Sabry.  325 Pages, appendix, notes, bibliography, index.  London: Saqi Books, 1993. $45.00 (Cloth).  isbn 0-86356-149-7

La Litt‚rature Beur: Un Guide Bio-Bibliographique. Hargreaves, Alec G.  (CELFAN Edition Monographs)  60 Pages, Illustrations.  New Orleans: Tulane University, 1992.  $5.95 (Paper).

Privatization and Liberalization in the Middle East. Harik, Iliya & Denis J. Sullivan, eds.  242 Pages, Notes, Index.  Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1992.  $14.95 (Paper).  isbn 0-253-20748-7

Turkey: Hos Geldiniz! Welcome to the Cultures of Asia Minor. Homan, Peter & Christine Waslander, eds.  163 Pages, photos, illustrations, maps, glossary, index.  New York: Routledge, Chapman & Hall, 1992.  $29.95 (Cloth).  isbn 0-7103-0441-2

The Lebanese in the World: A Century of Emigration. Hourani, Albert & Nadim Shehadi, eds.  ((The Centre for Lebanese Studies)) 741 Pages, Notes on Contributors, Tables, Figures, Photos, Indices.  London: St. Martin's Press, 1992.  $79.50 (Cloth). isbn 1-85043-303-8

The Islamization of Central Asia: A Case Study of Uzbekistan. Ibrahim, Diloram.  (foreword by M. Manazir Ahsan)  32 Pages, maps, notes and references, bibliography.  Leicester, UK: The Islamic Foundation, 1993.  L1.50 (Paper).  isbn 0-86037-229-4

Britain's Persian Connection, 1798-1828: Prelude to the Great Game in Asia. Ingram, Edward.  351 Pages, maps, bibliography, index.  New York: Oxford University Press, 1992.  $75.00 (Cloth).  isbn 0-19-820243-1

The 'Uddat al-jaliis of 'Alii ibn Bishrii An Anthology of Andalusian Arabic Muwashshahaat. Jones, Alan, ed.  (E.J.W. Gibb Memorial Series, New Series 31)  541 Pages, bibliography. Cambridge: Aris & Phillips Ltd., 1992.  $75.00 (Cloth).  isbn 0-90609-440-2

The New Cold War?  Religious Nationalism Confronts the Secular. Juergensmeyer, Mark.  (Comparative Studies in Religion and Society, 5)  292 Pages, notes, bibliography, index.  Berkeley: University of California Press, 1993.  $25.00 (Cloth).  isbn 0-520-08078-5  

The Political History of Modern Iran: From Tribalism to Theocracy. Kamrava Mehran.  177 Pages, bibliography, index. Westport, CT & London: Praeger Publishers, 1992.  $42.95 (Cloth).  isbn 0-275-94445-X

The Sufi Brotherhoods in the Sudan. Karrar, Ali Salih.  (Series in Islam and Society in Africa)  234 Pages, Diagrams, appendices, glossary, sources & bibliography, indices.  Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press, 1992.  $39.95 (Cloth).  isbn 0-8101-1045-8

The Warriors of Islam: Iran's Revolutionary Guard. Katzman, Kenneth.  192 Pages, bibliography, index.  Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1993.  $42.50 (Paper).  isbn 0-8133-7890-7

Muslims of Central Asia and Russia: A Brief Introduction. Khan, Muhammad Iqbal.  (foreword by M. Manazir Ahsan)  28 Pages, map, bibliography.  Leicester: The Islamic Foundation, 1993.  œ1.50 (Paper).  isbn 0-86037-228-6

Inside the Lebanese Confessional Mind. Khashan, Hilal.  (foreword by Monte Palmer)  211 Pages, tables, appendices, bibliography, index.  Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1992.  $39.50 (Cloth).  isbn 0-8191-8778-X

The Many Faces of National Security in the Arab World. Korany, Bahgat, Paul Noble & Rex  Brynen, eds.  (International Political Economy Series)  322 Pages, map, tables, appendices, index.  New York: St. Martin's Press, 1993.  $49.95 (Cloth).  isbn 0-312-08368-8

The Oxford Companion to Politics of the World. Krieger, Joel, ed. 1056 Pages, maps, index.  New York: Oxford University Press, 1993.  $49.95 (Cloth).  isbn 0-19-505934-4

The Seljuks of Anatolia: Their History and Culture According to Local Muslim Sources. Koprulu, Mehmed Fuad; Gary Leiser, tranlator & ed.  101 Pages, notes, bibliography, index.  Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1992.  $19.95 (Cloth).  isbn 0-87480-403-5

The Seljuks of Anatolia: Their History and Culture According to Local Muslim Sources.  Koprulu, Mehmed Fuad; trans. & ed. by Gary Leiser.  101 Pages, notes, bibliography, index.  Salt Lake City, UT: University of Utah Press, 1992.  $19.95 (Cloth).  isbn 0-87480-403-5

Autocracy, Modernization, and Revolution in Russia and Iran. McDaniel, Tim.  239 Pages, bibliography, index.  Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1991.  $14.95 (Paper).  isbn 0-691-02482-0

Ibn Saud: Founder of a Kingdom. McLoughlin, Leslie.  240 Pages, maps, photos, appendixes, notes, bibliography, index.  New York: St. Martin's Press, 1993.  $39.95 (Cloth).  isbn 0-312-07988-5

Sabotaging the Shogun: Western Diplomats Open Japan, 1859-69. McMaster, John.  201 Pages, foreword by Jonathan Steinberg, notes, bibliography.  New York: Vantage Press, 1992.  $16.95 (Cloth). isbn 0-533-10250-2

Do Economic Sanctions Work? Miyagawa, Makio.  240 Pages, tables, maps, notes, bibliography, index.  New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992.  $65.00 (Cloth).  isbn 0-312-08544-3

Radical Islamic Fundamentalism: The Ideological and Political Discourse of Sayyid Qutb. Moussalli, Ahmad S.  (American University of Beirut)  262 Pages, bibliography, index.  Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 1992.  $20.00 (Paper).

Schweizer in Alexandrien 1914-1963 Zur auslandischen Prasenz in Aegypten. Muller, Anita.  (Beitrage zur Kolonial- und ueberseegeschichte, Band 55)  225 Pages, tables, maps, graphs, photos, bibliography, index.  Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag, 1992.  DM70.00 (Paper).  isbn 3-515-06167-3

Architecture, Ceremonial and Power: The Topkapi Palace in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries. Necipoglu, Gorlru. (Architectural History Foundation)  336 Pages, Maps, Appendices, Illustrations, Notes, Bibliography, Index.  Cambridge: MIT Press, 1992.  $50.00 (Cloth).  isbn 0-262-14050-0

Becoming American: The Early Arab Immigrant Experience. Naff, Alixa.  (MERI Special Studies)  376 Pages, Illustrations, bibliography, index.  Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press, 1993.   (Paper).  isbn 0-8093-1896-2

Portraits of Palestinian Women. Najjar, Orayb Aref.  312 Pages, Introduction by Rosemary Sayigh, photos, notes, bibliography, index.  Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1992.  $24.95 (Cloth).  isbn 0-87480-385-3

Family Planning in the Legacy of Islam. Omran, Abdel Rahim.  284 Pages, figures, tables, appendices, notes, bibliography, index. New York: Routledge, Chapman & Hall, 1992.  $74.00 (Cloth).  isbn 0-415-05541-5

Zionism and Technocracy: The Engineering of Jewish Settlement in Palestine, 1870-1918. Penslar, Derek J.  (The Modern Jewish Experience)  210 Pages, notes, glossary, bibliography, index, map, photos.  Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1991. $25.00 (Cloth).  isbn 0-253-34290-2

Ancient Armenian Translations. Petrosian, Levon Ter.  112 Pages, illustrations.  New York: Krikor and Clara Zohrab Information Center, 1992.  n.p (Paper).  isbn 0-934728-24-0

International Law and the Administration of the Occupied Territories: Two Decades of Israeli Occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Playfair, Emma, ed.  (foreword by Niall MacDermot) 534 Pages, maps, tables, charts, bibliography, index.  New York: Oxford University Press, 1992.  $120.00 (Cloth).  isbn 0-19-825297-8  

U.S.-Israeli Strategic Cooperation in the Post-Cold War Era: An American Perspective. Puschel, Karen L.  (Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies (JCSS) Study No. 20)  186 Pages, notes, appendices.  Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1992.  $26.95 (Paper). isbn 0-8133-1417-8

The Secular Miracle: Religion, Politics and Economic Policy in Iran. Rahnema, Ali & Farhad Nomani.  376 Pages, Tables, Bibliography, Index.  London & New Jersey: Humanities Press International, 1990.  $25.00 (Paper).  isbn 0-86232-939-6

From Confrontation to Cooperation: Resolving Ethnic and Regional Conflict. Rothman, Jay.  (Violence, Cooperation, Peace)  246 Pages, tables, references, index.  Newbury Park, CA, London & New Delhi: Sage Publications, Inc., 1992.  n.p.0.00 (Paper). isbn 0-8039-4694-5

Yuusuf Idriis (1927-1991): Identitaetskrise und Gesellschaftlicher Umbruch. Ryberg, Birgitta.  (Beiruter Texte und Studien Band 41)  226 Pages, indices, bibliography.  Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag, 1992.  DM84.00 (Paper).  isbn 3-515-05277-1

Scuds or Butter? The Political Economy of Arms Control in the Middle East. Sadowski, Yahya M.  116 Pages, tables, figures, notes, index.  Washington, DC: Brookings Institution, 1993.  $8.95 (Paper).  isbn 0-8157-7663-2

Palestinians: From Peasants to Revolutionaries. Sayigh, Rosemary. 207 Pages, Intro by Noam Chomsky, Maps, Glossaries, Bibliography.  London & New Jersey: Humanities Press International, 1979.  $15.00 (Paper).  isbn 0-905762-25-8

The United States and the State of Israel. Schoenbaum, David.  404 Pages, notes, bibliography, index.  New York: Oxford University Press, 1993.  $16.95 (Paper).  isbn 0-19-504576-9

Neopatriarchy: A Theory of Distorted Change in Arab Society. Sharabi, Hisham.  196 Pages, notes, bibliography, index.  New York: Oxford University Press, 1988.  $13.95 (Paper).  isbn 0-19-507913-2

Kahlil Gibran: A Prophet in the Making. Shehadi, William.  417 Pages, Photos, Illustrations.  Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 1991.  $39.95 (Cloth).

Palestine and the Arab-Israeli Conflict, Second Edition. Smith, Charles D.  343 Pages, maps, chronology, bibliography, index.  New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992.  $45.00 (Cloth).  isbn 0-312-06557-4

Les trois vies du sultan Baibars. Sublet, Jacqueline.  240 Pages. Paris: Imprimerie nationale Editions, 1992.  Ff450.00 (Cloth). isbn 2-11-081076-9

Japan in the Contemporary Middle East. Sugihara, Kaoru & J.A. Allan, eds.  (Routledge/SOAS Series on Contemporary Politics and Culture in the Middl)  191 Pages, tables, figures, notes, index.  New York: Routledge, Chapman & Hall, 1993.  $55.00 (Cloth).  isbn 0-415-07521-1

Entre Timourides, Uzbeks et Safavides: Questions d'Histoire Politique et Sociale de Herat dans la. Szuppe, Maria. (Studia Iranica, Cahier 12)  180 Pages, figures, bibliography, indices.  Leuven: E. Peeters, 1992.  BEF1200.00 (Paper).

Passion d'Orient. Thieck, Jean-Pierre (Michel FarrŠre).  (Hommes et Societes)  240 Pages, map, figure, index, bibliography.  Paris: Karthala, 1992.  FFr150.00 (Paper).  isbn 2-86537-386-X

Conflict and War in the Middle East, 1967-91: Regional Dynamics and the Superpowers. Tibi, Bassam; Clare Krojzl, trans.  253 Pages, notes and references, bibliography, indices.  New York: St. Martin's Press, 1993.  $39.95 (Cloth).  isbn 0-312-08405-6

Spiritual Discourse: Learning with an Islamic Master. Trix, Frances.  (Conduct and Communications Series)  189 Pages, illustration, notes, appendices, bibliography, index. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1993.  $14.95 (Paper).  isbn 0-8122-14390

Theologie und Gesellschaft im 2. und 3. Jahrhundert Hidschra: Eine Geschichte des religiosen Denkens im fruhen Islam, Band II. van Ess, Josef.  742 Pages.  Berlin & New York: Walter de Gruyter, 1992.  DM400.00 (Cloth).  isbn 3-11-012212-X

Iran as Imagined Nation: The Construction of National Identity. Vaziri, Mostafa.  247 Pages, bibliography, index.  New York: Paragon House Publishers, 1993.  $46.95 (Cloth).  isbn 1-55778-573-2

Historical Discord in the Nile Valley. Warburg, Gabriel R.  (Series in Islam and Society in Africa)  210 Pages, Maps, photos, bibliography, index.  Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press, 1992.  n.p. (Cloth).  isbn 0-8101-1057-1

Proceedings of the XXXII International Congress for Asian and North African Studies, Hamburg. Wezler, Albrecht & Ernst Hammerschmidt.  (ZDMG Supplementa 9)  719 Pages, maps, tables, photographs, illustrations.  Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag, 1992.  DM228.00 (Paper).  isbn 3-515-04808-1

Egyptian Society under Ottoman Rule, 1517-1798. Winter, Michael. (The Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies) 323 Pages, notes, bibliography, index.  New York: Routledge, Chapman & Hall, 1992.  $55.00 (Cloth).  isbn 0-415-02403-X

National Security and Democracy in Israel. Yaniv, Avner, ed. (Israel Democracy Institute Policy Studies)  257 Pages, Foreword by Arye Carmon, figures, bibliography, index.  Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1993.  n.p. (Paper).  isbn 1-55587-394-4