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The Middle East: From the End of Empire to the End of the Cold War
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THE MIDDLE EAST: From the End of Empire to the End of the Cold War by PT Vatikiotis. 284 pages. Routledge Press, New York. 1997. $65.00.
This book brings together 23 papers by one of England's foremost Arabists. Written between 1962 and 1995, the papers collectively offer an excellent overview of the political evolution of Egypt and the Levant from the end of the Ottoman Empire to the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin. Author P.J. Vatikiotis writes as an intimate of the cultural elite. He is an astute observer and participant in the painfully slow efforts to engage the masses.
Egypt is by far the most populous state in the Middle East. It is also the only nation with …
