Constructing International Relations in the Arab World

Following The Collapse Of The Ottoman Empire, Arab Nationalist Movements First Considered Establishing A Unified Regional Arrangement To Take The Empire's Place And Present A Common Front To Outside Powers. This Book Explores The Emergence Of An Anarchic States-system In The Twentieth-century Arab World. Introduction: Origins Of States-systems -- Westphalian Sovereignty Comes To The Arab World -- Regulation, Surveillance, And State Formation -- Commercial Interests And Elite Bargains -- Domestic Conflict And Regime Maintenance -- Conclusion: Pan-arabism, Postimperial Orders, And International Norms. Fred H. Lawson. Bibliographic Level Mode Of Issuance: Monograph Includes Bibliographical References (p. 157-203) And Index. English