A world of trouble : the White House and the Middle East--from the Cold War to the War on Terror / Patrick Tyler.

Author/creator Tyler, Patrick
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, ©2009.
Description628 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Middle East--Foreign relations. --United States.
United States--Foreign relations. --Middle East.
Middle East--Politics and government. --20th century.
United States--Politics and government. --20th century.
Middle East--Politics and government. --21st century.
United States--Politics and government. --21st century.

Contents America in the Middle East -- The Arab awakening: Eisenhower, Nasser, and Suez -- The Six-Day War: Johnson and Israel -- Nixon and Brezhnev: Cold War and International Terror -- Nixon and Kissinger: Yom Kippur: The October War -- Jimmy Carter: Camp David and the struggle with Menachem Begin -- Carter and the Shah: Khomeini's revolution -- The shame of Lebanon: Reagan's warriors in the Middle East -- The Iran-Contra affair: the clash of Saudi and Israeli influence -- Nebuchadnezzar-land: Saddam Hussein and the Persian Gulf War -- Bill Clinton: tilting at peace, flailing at Saddam -- Clinton: fight from terror, lost peace -- George W. Bush: A world of trouble.
Abstract Tyler draws on newly opened presidential archives to dramatize the approach to the Middle East across U.S. presidencies from Eisenhower to George W. Bush, showing how each president has managed to undo the policies of his predecessor, often provoking anger against America.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [557]-605) and index.
LCCN 2008041261
ISBN9780374292898 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0374292892 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks DS 63.2.U5 T95 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold