Introduction: origins of states-systems
Westphalian sovereignty comes to the Arab world
Regulation, surveillance, and state formation
Commercial interests and elite bargains
Domestic conflict and regime maintenance
Conclusion: Pan-Arabism, postimperial orders, and international norms.
Constructing international relations in the Arab world by Fred Haley Lawson. ISBN 0804753725. Published by Stanford University Press in 2006. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.