Table of Contents

Acknowledgments A Note on Transliteration Maxims from the Sulwan al-Muta' Chapter One Ibn Zafar al-Siqilli: The Significance of His Work Chapter Two Counseling the Prince: An Historical Overview Chapter Three Sulwan al-Muta': Analysis of a Magnum Opus Chapter Four Ibn Zafar and Machiavelli: A Comparative Analysis Chapter Five Ibn Zafar: A Retrospective Assessment Complete Translated Text Index

About the Author

Joseph A. Kechichian is a private consultant on national security affairs within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). He obtained a PhD in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia in 1985, and is the author of several works including Succession in Saudi Arabia and Oman and the World: The Emergence of an Independent Foreign Policy. R. Hrair Dekmejian is Professor of Political Science at the University of Southern California and a frequent commentator on world affairs. He is the author of Troubled waters: The Geopolitics of the Caspian Region and Islam in Revolution.