Reconstruction and Regional Diplomacy in the Persian Gulf

by Amirahmadi, Hooshang; Entessar, Nader

• ISBN13: 9780415064859
• ISBN10: 0415064856
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1992-10-22
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Summary

The Persian Gulf has been a recent focus of both academic and media attention. The Iran-Iraq War of 1980-1988 and the events surrounding the 1991 Gulf War have further enhanced the region's strategic importance. Reconstruction and Regional Diplomacy in thePersian Gulfprovides a detailed analysis of the social, political, and economic patterns of interaction between Gulf states. The authors provide a consideration of the role of the superpowers in the region's political discourse, and of religion as an agent for change. Informative and accessible, this study provides a basis for explaining the current problems in the region and a number of provocative policy prescriptions.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. xiii
Persian Gulf in Turmoil Political and Economic Dimensions	p. 1
Introduction	p. 3
Notes	p. 15
Islam and Revolution	p. 17
Why Has Iran Been Revolutionary?	p. 19
Ayatollah Khomeini's Islamic Legacy	p. 33
A Countersensational Perspective on the Shi'a of Lebanon	p. 45
Notes	p. 61
Economic Destruction and Reconstruction	p. 63
Economic Destruction and Imbalances in Post-Revolutionary Iran	p. 65
Iranian Economic Reconstruction Plan and Prospects for Its Success	p. 109
Iran and the Arab World	p. 153
Wheels within Wheels: Iran's Foreign Policy towards the Arab World	p. 155
Iran, Gcc and the Security Dimensions in the Persian Gulf	p. 193
Non-Provocative Defence in the Persian Gulf	p. 213
Iran and the Superpowers	p. 235
Us Foreign Policy and the Islamic Revolution	p. 237
Gorbachev's 'New Thinking' and Islamic Iran: from Containment to Reconciliation	p. 260
Index	p. 297
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