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American orientalism : the United States and the Middle East since 1945 / Douglas Little.
Publication details: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2002.Description: xiv, 407 p. : map ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0807827371 :
- DS63.2.U5 L58 2002
Contents:
Summary: With the events of September 2001, America's relationship with the Middle East exploded to the forefront of our national consciousness. Looking back more than half a century, Little offers valuable, historical context for anyone seeking a better understanding of this complicated relationship.
Gideon's band in the Holy Land : we're not in Kansas anymore -- Orientalism, American style : the Middle East in the mind of America -- Opening the door : business, diplomacy, and America's stake in Middle East oil -- The making of a special relationship : America and Israel -- A tale of four doctrines : U.S. national security, the Soviet threat, and the Middle East -- Sympathy for the devil? : America, Nasser, and Arab revolutionary nationalism -- Modernizing the Middle East : from reform to revolution in Iraq, Libya, and Iran -- Kicking the Vietnam syndrome : waging limited war from the Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf -- Opportunities lost and found : the United States and the Arab-Israeli peace process -- Fool's errand or Kodak moment? : America and the Middle East at the dawn of the twenty-first century.
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| DS 63.2 .U5 H347 2005 Crisis and crossfire : the United States and the Middle East since 1945 / | DS 63.2 .U5 I46 2009 Innocent abroad : an intimate account of American peace diplomacy in the Middle East / | DS 63.2 .U5 K49 2005 Resurrecting Empire : western footprints and America's perilous path in the Middle East / | DS 63.2 .U5 L58 2002 American orientalism : the United States and the Middle East since 1945 / | DS 63.2 .U5 M3 2010 Faith misplaced : the broken promise of U.S.-Arab relations: 1820-2001 / | DS 63.2 .U5 M33 2015 US foreign policy and the Gulf Wars : decision-making and international relations / | DS 63.2 .U5 M37 2005 Epic encounters : culture, media, and U.S. interests in the Middle East since 1945 / |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [365]-387) and index.
Gideon's band in the Holy Land : we're not in Kansas anymore -- Orientalism, American style : the Middle East in the mind of America -- Opening the door : business, diplomacy, and America's stake in Middle East oil -- The making of a special relationship : America and Israel -- A tale of four doctrines : U.S. national security, the Soviet threat, and the Middle East -- Sympathy for the devil? : America, Nasser, and Arab revolutionary nationalism -- Modernizing the Middle East : from reform to revolution in Iraq, Libya, and Iran -- Kicking the Vietnam syndrome : waging limited war from the Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf -- Opportunities lost and found : the United States and the Arab-Israeli peace process -- Fool's errand or Kodak moment? : America and the Middle East at the dawn of the twenty-first century.
With the events of September 2001, America's relationship with the Middle East exploded to the forefront of our national consciousness. Looking back more than half a century, Little offers valuable, historical context for anyone seeking a better understanding of this complicated relationship.
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