Analyses and compares communist parties in the Arab world in various countries
Examines the linkages between Marxist-Leninist theory from the viewpoint of the Arab Communists
Provides a key to understanding the ideological formant of Middle East politics
Tareq Y. Ismael is Professor of Political Science at the University of Calgary, Canada, President of the International Centre for Contemporary Middle East Studies at Eastern Mediterranean University, North Cyprus, and the Secretary General of the International Association of Middle Eastern Studies. He is the author and editor of over twenty books on the Middle East, Iraq and international studies, as well as four books on various Communist and leftist movements throughout the Arab world, including a forthcoming volume on the Iraqi Communist Party.