Introduction; 1. Discourse and Social Change: a Theoretical Framework; 2. Discourse, Framing and Representational Strategies; 3. Framing, Representation and Conflict in Arabic Discourse; 4. Doing Arabic Discourse: Micro-Analysis of Arabic Political Discourse; 5. Macro-analysis of Arabic Political Discourse: the Discourse of Enforcement and Persuasion; 6. Arabic Political Discourse and Politeness Strategies; 7. Arabic Islamic Political Discourse; Conclusion and Findings; Index.