The Middle East and the United States : history, politics, and ideologies / edited by David W. Lesch, Trinity University, Mark L. Haas, Duquesne University.
| Other author | Lesch, David W., editor. |
| Other author | Haas, Mark L. editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | Fifth edition, Updated 2013 edition. |
| Publication | Boulder, CO : Westview Press, 2016. |
| Description | xiii, 562 pages : map ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | From idealism to realism : Wilsonian intent to Cold War practice. The ironic legacy of the King-Crane Commission / James Gelvin -- The "ambassador for the Arabs" : the Locke mission and the unmaking of US development diplomacy in the Near East, 1952-1953 / Paul W.T. Kingston -- US foreign policy toward Iran during the Massadiq era / Mark Gasiorowski -- The Mussadiq era in Iran, 1951-1953 : a contemporary diplomat's view / Sam Falle -- National security concerns in US policy toward Egypt, 1949-1956 / Peter Hahn -- The perils of ambiguity : the United States and the Baghdad Pact / Elie Podeh -- The 1957 American-Syrian crisis : globalist policy in a regional reality / David W. Lesch -- The United States and Nasserist pan-Arabism / Malik Mufti -- The Soviet perception of the US threat / Georgiy Mirsky -- The superpowers and the Cold War in the Middle East / Rashid Khalidi -- Arab-Israeli war and peace. The 1967 Arab-Israeli War : US actions and Arab perceptions / Fawaz A. Gerges -- Flawed strategies and missed signals : crisis bargaining between the superpowers, October 1973 / Janice Gross Stein -- The United States and Israel : the nature of a special relationship / Bernard Reich and Shannon Powers -- From Madrid and Oslo to Camp David : the United States and the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1991-2001 / Jeremy Pressman -- George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and the Arab-Israeli Conflict / Robert O. Freedman -- Allies and enemies in the Gulf and beyond. Americans and the Muslim world : first encounters / Robert J. Allison -- The United States in the Persian Gulf : from twin pillars to dual containment / Gary Sick -- From "over the horizon" to "into the backyard" : The US-Saudi relationship in the Gulf / F. Gregory Gause, III -- The Iraq War of 2003 : why did the United States decide to invade? / Steve A. Yetiv -- What went wrong in Iraq? / Ali R. Abootalebi -- The push an pull of strategic cooperation : the US relationship with Turkey in the Middle East / Henri J. Barkey -- The United States and Afghanistan : from marginality to strategic concern / Marvin G. Weinbaum -- Ideology and Iran's American policies, 1997-2008 / Mark L. Haas -- Is it time for the United States to give up on Arab liberals? / Jon B. Alterman -- Islamist perceptions of US policy in the Middle East / Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad -- US relations with al-Qa'ida / Heather S. Gregg -- New US policies for a new Middle East? / William B. Quandt -- The United States and the Arab Spring : threats and opportunities in a revolutionary era / Mark L. Haas. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN | 9780813350219 (economy edition) |
| ISBN | 0813350212 (economy edition) |
| ISBN | (PB) |
| ISBN | (e-book) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | DS63.2.U5 M43 2016 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |