Korany (international relations and political economy, American U. in Cairo, Egypt) and Dessouki (political science, Cairo U., Egypt) present 14 chapters analyzing the foreign policies of Arab states, combining a comparative case study approach with theory building. Thematically, the text focuses on shared norms and pan-Arab core concerns such as the Arab-Israeli conflict, the regional orientation of Arab foreign policies, the relationship between domestic and external policies, and the tension between the norm of Arabism and the interests of individual states. Following general chapters surveying the applicability of various foreign relations theories to Arab countries, the regional impact of globalization, and the nature of the regional system, country case studies are provided for Egypt, occupied Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, and the United Arab Emirates. Distributed in the U.S. by International Publishers Marketing (IPM). Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)