Chiefly papers presented at a symposium entitled "Shatt al-Arab," held at the University of Exeter in July 1982.

Introduction / M.S. El Azhary -- The historical antecedents of the Shatt al-Arab dispute / Peter Hünseler -- Arab sovereignty over the Shatt al-Arab during the Kab̓ide Period / Mustafa al-Najjar and Najdat Fathi Safwat -- Oil and the Iran-Iraq War / David E. Long -- Economic and political implications of the war : the economic consequences for the participants / John Townsend -- Development strategy in Iraq and the war effort : the dlynamics of challenge / Basil al-Bustany -- The attitudes of the Arab governments towards the Gulf War / G.H. Jansen -- The attitudes of the superpowers towards the Gulf War / M.S. El Azhary -- Regional and worldwide implications of the Gulf War / John Duke Anthony -- The prospects for peace / Glen Balfour-Paul.