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.

• 1. The Heritage of Arab Communist Parties 2. The Soviet Legacy 3. The Soviet Union and Arab Issues: 1919-1967 4. The Soviet Union and Arab Issues: 1967-1984 5. Perestroika and After 6. Conclusion: The Crisis of the Communist Party in the Arab World