The Camp David Accords and the process of normalization of relations between Egypt and Israel constitute a dividing line in contemporary West Asian History and Politics. If the Peace Treaty between Egypt and Israel helped to ease tension along the Red Sea it also led to the Intensification of tensions between Israel and Syria and Egypt and other Arab States. Egypt which had till then been regarded as the leader of the Arabs and their spearhead in the struggle against Israel, found itself (until recently) isolated and even expelled from the Arab League. The volume comprises mostly of papers which were initially prepared for the National Seminar on West Asia Since Camp David, held at Aligarh. The Papers have been revised by their authors who are specialists in the field. In the light of the Seminar discussion. West Asia since Camp David would have a special appeal and relevance for all those interested in west Asian history and politics. Besides being an up-to-date study. It provides a primarily third-world perspective on the situation and developments in West Asia after the Camp David Accords. In the context of the recent developments and changes many of the cherished hypotheses and generalizations about the West Asian conflict have either become inadequate or obsolete.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR S.A.H. Haqqi
The author, Professor S.A.H. Haqqi has the rare distinction of having studied political science at three famous universities – London, Lucknow and Aligarh. He has been Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Head of the Department of Political Science at Aligarh Muslim University. He was Honorary Secretary and Treasurer and later Vice-President of the Indian Political Science Association. Professor Haqqi has served with credit on the Executive Committee of the international Political Science Association and he was Editor of “The Indian Journal of Politics†for a long time. His scholarship received international recognition when he was assigned as a Visiting Professor to one of Poland’s leading universities. Professor Haqqi is a man of many interests, but his special passion is Indian Government and Politics as also Political Developments in West Asia. He serves as a member of the Research Committee (of the International Political Science Association) on the socio-political problems of pluralism, is a member of the Indian Society for Futuristic Studies and also a member of the Council of the Indian Academy of Social Sciences. The author has a number of books and Research Papers to his credit and has made a mark in several national and international seminars and conferences in which he has participated.
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