Description
Book SynopsisExplores the relationship among identity, interests, and foreign policy, employing contemporary Jordan to explore the changing dynamics of the Arab regional system. This book emphasizes the print media as a barometer of public opinion - one that affects the decision-making of political leaders.
Trade Review"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 "
Table of Contents1. State Interests and Public Spheres 2. The Public Sphere Structure of International Politics 3. Who Says Jordan Is Palestine? 4. Jordan Is Jordan: Jordanian Debates over Jordanian-Palestinian Relations 5. Jordan in the Gulf Crisis: The Construction of Public Opinion 6. The Jordanian-Israeli Peace Process: Publicity, Interests, and Bargaining 7. New Jordan, New Middle East? 8. Abandoning Iraq? 9. Identity and the Politics of Public Spheres
