VOL. XL

No. 48

1-December-1997

PUBLICATION RECEIVED

Oil and Islam: Social and Economic Issues by Oystein Noreng. Published for theResearch Council of Norway by John Wiley & Sons Ltd., Baffins Lane, Chichester, WestSussex PO19 1UD, England. Tel: (44) 1243 779777. Email: cs-books@wiley.co.uk.

This is a hard-hitting examination of the economic and political forces at work in theMiddle East and North Africa by a highly respected Norwegian oil analyst. Oil and Islamattempts to combine an analysis...