Table of Contents

Part 1: The resurgence of Islamic Fundamentalism
1. Eleven theses on the resurgence of Islamic Fundamentalism
2. The swan song of Khomeinism
3. The absence of democracy
Part 2: Afghanistan: The dilemma of the super powers
4. The Soviet Intervention
5. Afghanistan: eight years on from Soviet intervention
6. The implications of the Soviet troop withdrawal
7. After the fall of Najibullah: The Lebanonization of Afghanistan
Part 3: Palestine: Another uprising
8. Self-determination of the Palestinian people
9. Four months of the uprising: Rebellion continues against Israel's "Apartheid"
10. The PLO: The long march backwards
11. The PLO: Questions of practical politics
12. The dynamic of the intifada
13. Washington accords: A retreat under pressure
14. Zionism and peace: From the Allon plan to the Washington accords
15. The Hizbollah victory
16. Israel's military onslaught and U.S interests in the Middle East
Afterword: After the U.S invasion of Iraq
Notes
Index

About the Author

Born in Lebanon, Gilbert Achcar teaches politics and international relations at the University of Paris - VIII and is a regular contributor to Le Monde Diplomatique and various other journals. His most recent book, The Clash of Barbarisms, sold 3000 copies in six months for Monthly Review Press in the US. Achcar is a fellow of the IIRE (The International Institute for Research and Education) in Amsterdam.

Reviews

'Informed by strong moral and political commitments but is never limited to polemic. His work demonstrates the immense capacities of Marxism to illuminate economic, political and ideological developments without losing sight of their concrete singularity and their complex interconnection. His analyses are supple and inventive, and consistently informed by reflection on rival traditions of political thought and a deep knowledge of the region'
*Monthly Review Press*