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Contributors -- Preface -- Part I. Broad Patterns -- 1. Toward A Framework For Analysis / Tareq Y. Ismael And Glenn E. Perry -- 2. Imperialism And Its Manifestations In The Middle East / William W. Haddad And Jasamin Rostam-kolayi -- Part Ii. The Center In An Age Of Inequality -- 3. The United States: A Hegemon Challenged / Stephen Zunes -- Israel: The Limits Of Conventional And Nuclear Deterrence / Ghada Hashem Talhami -- Part Iii. Potential Counterbalancing Forces -- 5. Post-revolutionary Iran: Resisting Global And Regional Hegemony / Mojtaba Mahdavi -- 6. Egypt: The Continuing Storm? / Karen Abul -- 7. Turkey Under The Akp: Axis Change Or Pragmatic Activism / Tozun Bahcheli -- 8. Identity Politics: Europe, The Eu And The Arab Spring / Philip Marfleet And Fran Cetti -- 9. The United Nations And The Middle East: A Guide For The Perplexed / Richard Falk -- Index. Edited By Tareq Y. Ismael And Glenn E. Perry. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.