North Africa: Regional Tensions and Strategic Concerns - Richard Bordeaux Parker - Paperback - Revised and Updated

North Africa, comprising Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, and Libya, is of particular strategic and economics importance to both the United States and the Soviet Union. Richard B. Parker provides an informed perspective on the problems facing the region with special emphasis on the U.S. interests there. Beginning with histories of the four states, Parker examines their common features and individual differences, showing that each retains distinct racial, historical, and economic personalities. He also discusses the various elements that influence affairs in each of the states and explores the numerous policy issues and possible courses of action. Seperate chapters are devoted to the effects of the Islamic fundamentalist movement, the guerrilla war in the Western Sahara, and foreign powers on the states of North Africa.Parker, Richard B. is the author of 'North Africa: Regional Tensions and Strategic Concerns - Richard Bordeaux Parker - Paperback - Revised and Updated' with ISBN 9780275927745 and ISBN 0275927741.