FRANK TACHAU is Professor of Political Science at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He has been Visiting Professor at the University of Chicago, the Middle East Technical University and Bilkent University (both in Ankara, Turkey), and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is the author of numerous books and articles on the politics of Turkey and the Middle East, including Turkey: The Politics of Authority, Democracy, and Development.

• Tables Preface Introduction by Frank Tachau Algeria by Arun Kapil Arabian Peninsula (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates) by Fred H. Lawson Egypt by Nathan J. Brown and Timothy J. Pirot Iran by Shahrough Akhavi Iraq by Reeva Simon Israel by Nathan Yanai Jordan by Abla Amawi Lebanon by As'ad AbuKhalil Libya by Marius K. Deeb Morocco by David M. Mednicoff Palestinians by Michael R. Fischbach Sudan by Robert S. Kramer Syria by Fred H. Lawson Tunisia by Mary-Jane Deeb Turkey by Jacob M. Landau Yemen by Manfred W. Wenner Appendix I: Chronology of Political Events Appendix II: Genealogy of Parties Index

FRANK TACHAU is Professor of Political Science at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He has been Visiting Professor at the University of Chicago, the Middle East Technical University and Bilkent University (both in Ankara, Turkey), and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is the author of numerous books and articles on the politics of Turkey and the Middle East, including Turkey: The Politics of Authority, Democracy, and Development.

• Tables Preface Introduction by Frank Tachau Algeria by Arun Kapil Arabian Peninsula (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates) by Fred H. Lawson Egypt by Nathan J. Brown and Timothy J. Pirot Iran by Shahrough Akhavi Iraq by Reeva Simon Israel by Nathan Yanai Jordan by Abla Amawi Lebanon by As'ad AbuKhalil Libya by Marius K. Deeb Morocco by David M. Mednicoff Palestinians by Michael R. Fischbach Sudan by Robert S. Kramer Syria by Fred H. Lawson Tunisia by Mary-Jane Deeb Turkey by Jacob M. Landau Yemen by Manfred W. Wenner Appendix I: Chronology of Political Events Appendix II: Genealogy of Parties Index

FRANK TACHAU is Professor of Political Science at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He has been Visiting Professor at the University of Chicago, the Middle East Technical University and Bilkent University (both in Ankara, Turkey), and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is the author of numerous books and articles on the politics of Turkey and the Middle East, including Turkey: The Politics of Authority, Democracy, and Development.

• Tables Preface Introduction by Frank Tachau Algeria by Arun Kapil Arabian Peninsula (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates) by Fred H. Lawson Egypt by Nathan J. Brown and Timothy J. Pirot Iran by Shahrough Akhavi Iraq by Reeva Simon Israel by Nathan Yanai Jordan by Abla Amawi Lebanon by As'ad AbuKhalil Libya by Marius K. Deeb Morocco by David M. Mednicoff Palestinians by Michael R. Fischbach Sudan by Robert S. Kramer Syria by Fred H. Lawson Tunisia by Mary-Jane Deeb Turkey by Jacob M. Landau Yemen by Manfred W. Wenner Appendix I: Chronology of Political Events Appendix II: Genealogy of Parties Index