The Iran-Iraq War: New Weapons, Old Conflicts

ISBN: 0275910881

Author: Pelleti

Condition: New

Contents: I. The War: 1. A Border Adrift: Origins of the Conflict (General Hostility; Fears of Shia Rebellion; Shatt al-Arab and Other Territorial Disputes; Geography & Economics) 2. A Strategic Analysis (Roots of War; Strategic Considerations; War; Combat Operations: Land, Sea, Air; Objectives, Policy & Strategy; Four Strategic Lessons) 3. Economic Implications for Iran and Iraq (Two Economies on the Eve of the War; Impact of the Fighting; Long-Term Implications; Prospects for the World Oil Market) 4. Time, Perceptions & Conflict Resolution (A Rose by Any Other Name?; Proclaimed Roots of Conflict; Clash of Positive Images; Possibility of Conflict Redefinition) - II. Iran and Iraq: Internal, Regional & International Factors: 5. Minorities Question in Iran (Religious Tolerance in the Muslim Middle East; Linguistic and Ethnic Differences; Nationalism, Minorities & Class; Iranian Ethnic Minorities; Iranian Religious Minorities; Need for New Policies) 6. Ideology in Recent Iraqi Foreign Policy (Baathist World View; Effects of the 1967 War; October 1973 War; Rejection Front; Relations with Africa; Liberation Movements; Conflict with Iran; Primacy of the Palestine Issue) 7. Iran's Revolution and Persian Gulf Instability (Reshaping the Gulf in Iran's Image; January 1980: Cautious Optimism From Iran's Neighbors; Complications: Hostage Crisis; Gulf Cooperation Council; Sincerity of Iran's Ideological Position; War: A Chance to Punish Iran and Demonstrate Leadership; Logic Does Not Apply) 8. Arab Relations in the Gulf: Future and Its Prologue (Conflict of Developmental Models; Iraq: New Arab Leader?; Palestinians: Perpetual Losers?; Saudi Arabia: Marginal Rich?; Egypt: Capital Seeker?; Arab Unity in the Gulf; Prospects for the Future) 9. Neutral or Neutralized? Iraq, Iran & the Superpowers (Iraqi Foreign/Economic Relations: Impact of the War; Superpower Strategies Toward Iraq and Iran; Conditions of Dependency Revived) - III. Epilogue: 10. Lessons of the Iran-Iraq War