| Description |
x, 197 pages : maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. The Middle East in the Colonial Period -- The fall of the Ottomans and the Hashemite Dynasty -- The Sykes-Picot Agreement of 1916 and the balfour declaration of 1917 -- The post-war era: the King-Crane commission and the Mandates -- 2. Great Power Influences, Zionism and the Middle East -- Zionism: the road to statehood -- Zionism during the war -- Al-Nakba/the Israeli War of Independence -- 3. Israel and the Arabs at War: Superpower Dimensions and the Israeli-US Alliance -- 1956: the Suez War -- 1967: the Six-Day War -- 1973: the Yom Kippur/Ramadan War -- 1982: the Lebanon War -- 2006: the July War -- 4. Islamism and the Iranian Revolution -- Historical background -- The Iranian Revolution -- The Shia dimension -- 5. Proxy War: the Superpowers in Afghanistan -- Historical context -- Reasons for the Soviet decision -- Regional reactions -- The role of the United States -- Case study: the Stinger controversy -- Resolution of the Afghan conflict -- 6. Wars in the Persian Gulf -- Historical background -- Iran-Iraq tension -- The superpowers' involvement -- After the Iran-Iraq War -- Regional tensions: water and oil -- Operation Desert Storm -- Outcomes of Desert Storm -- 7. Israel and Palestine: the Failure to Find Peace and the Role of the United States -- The first uprising: Intifada 1987 -- The emergence of HAMAS -- The Oslo Accords (September 1993) -- Oslo's failure and the al-Aqsa Intifada -- Israel's security wall -- The Gaza withdrawal -- 8. The Iraq 'Adventure' and Arab Perceptions of the Unites States -- Iraq: the road to war -- Arab discontent -- Conclusion -- The United States and Israel -- The United States and the Palestinians -- The United States and Iraq -- The United States and the Middle East: where to from here? |
| Summary |
This book covers US foreign policy in the Middle East from the mid-twentieth century to the present. It includes historical background on the Israeli/Arab Wars, Iran, intervention in Afghanistan and Iraq, the wars of the Persian Gulf, Israel Palestine, September 11 and the rise of Islamist movements. In particular the book charts how foreign policy decisions have led to the rise of Anti-Americanism in the region |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Anti-Americanism -- Middle East.
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| SUBJECT |
Middle East -- Foreign relations -- 1979-
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2004001856
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Middle East -- Foreign relations -- United States.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh89002448
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Middle East http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85090501 -- Public opinion.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002006218
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Middle East -- Relations -- United States.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008115889
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 1989-
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh93001742
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United States http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78095330 -- Foreign public opinion, Middle Eastern
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United States -- Foreign relations -- Middle East.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh89002449
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| Author |
Akbarzadeh, Shahram.
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| LC no. |
2007042998 |
| ISBN |
020392830X (ebook) |
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0415410487 (hardback) |
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0415410495 (paperback) |
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9780203928301 (ebook) |
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9780415410489 (hardback) |
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9780415410496 (paperback) |
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