8vo. x, 256 pp., 1 map, cloth, biblio. index, previous owner’s name inscribed verso lower cover, otherwise copy in mint condition, Greenwood Press, New York, first edition, 1990.

Synopsis

This collection of essays surveys the current state of the Gulf region, placing into clearer perspective the political, security, and diplomatic dimensions of the recently ended Iran-Iraq War. By re-evaluating the political landscape of the Gulf, the book produces a gauge for better assessing those factors and forces that affected the conflict s outcome and that will continue to influence future political and security developments in the region. The volume begins with an introduction by the editor that examines the geography of the Gulf and the primary geopolitical factors that influenced perceptions of the region during the war. The essays are then divided into two sections covering Strategic and Political Dimensions and Diplomatic and Legal Dimensions. 6568