Map of Middle East on endpaper.

I. Overview of the Middle East [1] Introduction [2] Arab-Israeli conflict. Origins of the conflict -- The British mandate -- Partition of Palestine, 1958 War -- Early Arab-Israeli relations -- The Six-Day War of 1967 -- 1973 War -- Role of the PLO -- Camp David Agreements -- The Israeli invasion of Lebanon -- 1982-87 diplomacy -- The intifada --U.S.-PLO dialogue -- Toward a peace agreement -- After the Declaration of Principles. [3] U.S. policy in the Middle East. Palestine partition --Arab-Israeli struggle and the United States -- Egyptian-Israeli peace --Gulf security -- Reagan policies --Bush administration -- Persian Gulf War -- Toward a peace agreement -- Clinton administration. [4] The Persian Gulf. The Iran-Iraq rivalry -- The Iran-Iraq War -- The Persian Gulf Crisis -- Persian Gulf War -- Continuing Security concerns. [5] Mideast Oil. Vast reserves, low cost -- Recycling oil dollars -- Early oil cartels, OPEC -- OPEC's market domination -- The 1986 crash -- OPEC roller coaster -- Persian Gulf War -- Return to oversupply -- A cloudy future. [6] Fourteen Centuries of Islam. The historical and cultural setting -- The doctrine of Islamic faith -- Islam today: a new assertiveness. II. Country profiles. Egypt -- Iran -- Iraq -- Israel -- Jordan -- Kuwait -- Lebannon -- Libya -- Persian Gulf States -- Saudi Arabia --Syria -- Yemen. Appendix. Sketches of Middle East leaders -- Major events, 1900-44 -- Chronology of events, 1945-94 -- Documents --Bibliography -- Documents. UN Security Council Resolution 242 -- UN Security Council Resolution 338 -- Resolution of Arab Heads of State -- A framework for peace in the Middle East -- Framework for an Egyptian-Israeli Treaty -- Egyptian-Israeli Treaty of Peace -- UN Security Council Resolution 598 -- Arab League Summit Communiqué -- Iran's acceptance of Resolution 598 -- King Hussein's Renunciation of Claim to West Bank Arafat Statement on Israel, Terrorism -- Bush Announcement of Troop Deployments -- UN Security Council Resolution 678 -- Baker and Aziz Geneva Statements -- Congress authorizes use of force -- Bush announces war on Iraq -- Saddam Hussein announces withdrawal -- Bush announcement of cease-fire -- Israeli-Palestinian Declaration of Principles -- Israeli- Jordanian Washington Declaration -- Jordanian-Israeli Treaty of Peace.