TY - BOOK AU - Achcar, Gilbert TI - Eastern cauldron: Islam, Afghanistan, Palestine, and Iraq in a marxist mirror SN - 9780745322032 U1 - 327 PY - 2004/// CY - London PB - Pluto Press KW - Middle East -- Foreign relations KW - Diplomatic relations KW - Middle East -- Politics and government -- 1945 N1 - Part 1: The resurgence of Islamic Fundamentalism1. Eleven theses on the resurgence of Islamic Fundamentalism2. The swan song of Khomeinism3. The absence of democracyPart 2: Afghanistan: The dilemma of the super powers4. The Soviet Intervention5. Afghanistan: eight years on from Soviet intervention6. The implications of the Soviet troop withdrawal7. After the fall of Najibullah: The Lebanonization of AfghanistanPart 3: Palestine: Another uprising8. Self-determination of the Palestinian people9. Four months of the uprising: Rebellion continues against Israel's "Apartheid"10. The PLO: The long march backwards11. The PLO: Questions of practical politics12. The dynamic of the intifada13. Washington accords: A retreat under pressure14. Zionism and peace: From the Allon plan to the Washington accords15. The Hizbollah victory16. Israel's military onslaught and U.S interests in the Middle EastAfterword: After the U.S invasion of IraqNotesIndex ER -