Table of Contents

Tables and Figures Preface Chapter 1 The Comparative Study of Political Elites Macroequivalence: Universality of the Leadership Function Microequivalence Sources of Data Chapter 2 Political Elites in a Sectarian, Democracy:Lebanon Za'imism and Dynasticism Linkages: Politics and Economics The Lebanese Presidency The Prime Ministers The President and Changing Elite Coalitions Elite Profiles Age The Elite Under Stress Chapter 3 Political Elites in a New Society: Israel The Forging of an Elite Coalition Politics and Elite Behavior Israel's Presidents and Prime Ministers Elite Profiles The Elite at Bay: The October War Fathers to Sons Chapter 4 Political Elites in a Charismatic Setting:Egypt Prelude to Revolution The Revolutionary Command Council Charisma and Elite Behavior Elite Profiles The Transfer of Power The Passing of an Elite Sadat Ascendant Chapter 5 Three Elites in Comparison Recruitment Bases Political Culture and Education Tenure, Age, and Political Culture Place of Study Representativeness by Class and Sect Systemic Institutionalization Integration Crisis Management and Social Priorities Testing Some Classic Theories Quantitative Techniques The Three Elites in Perspective Projective Hypotheses Appendix A Career Pattern Charts: Lebanon, Israel, Egypt Appendix B List of Ministers: Lebanon, Israel, Egypt Notes Bibliography Index

About the Author

R. Hrair Dekmejian is Director of Graduate Studies in Political Science and Associate Professor of Political Science at the State University of New York at Binghamton. He holds a Ph.D. from Columbia University and is the author of Egypt Under Nasir. He has written widely on the themes of political leadership, international politics and the Arab-Israeli conflict in Orbis, Soviet Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Middle East Forum, and Comparative Studies in Society and History.