Table of Contents

Part 1 1918-1945: introduction to part 1; Turkey 1918-1945; Egypt 1918 1945; the economies of the British and French mandates 1918-1945; the states of the Arabian peninsula 1918-1945. Part 2 1946-1990: introduction to part 2; Turkey 1946-1990; Egypt 1946-1990; Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq 1946-1990; the economics of Israel, Jordan and the West Bank/Gaza 1946-1990; the states of the Arabian peninsula 1946-1990. Epilogue and conclusion: the 1990s and beyond.