State Interests and Public Spheres

Marc Lynch is assistant professor of political science at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts.

"The depth of research for this book is simply superb, and the text of the empirical chapters demonstrates this while still flowing smoothly and cogently...For the empirical detail alone, this book should be required reading for all students of Jordanian politics." -- Middle East Journal "

• One: State Interests and Public Spheres Two: The Public Sphere Structure of International Politics Three: Who Says Jordan Is Palestine? Four: Jordan Is Jordan: Jordanian Debates over Jordanian-Palestinian Relations Five: Jordan in the Gulf Crisis: The Construction of Public Opinion Six: The Jordanian-Israeli Peace Process: Publicity, Interests, and Bargaining Seven: New Jordan, New Middle East? Eight: Abandoning Iraq? Nine: Identity and the Politics of Public Spheres