"Doran's book remains a bold, original, and tightly argued interpretation of Egyptian foreign policy."-The New York Review of Books "[Doran]...is breaking new ground regarding several key aspects relating to the development of Egyptian pan-Arabism in the 1940s...a perceptive, fresh look at the foreign policy of the Egyptian state at the end of the 1940s...Doran's book is indispensable."-American Historical Review "He argues his case well, in considerable detail, and with specific and appropriate references and quotations from British and Arab documents, memoirs, and monographs."-Choice "Doran's lucid analysis and bristling detail make this an important contribution to the literature."-Foreign Affairs