| Description |
xiv, 419 p. : map ; 24 cm. |
| Note |
"With a new epilogue by the author"--Cover. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [377]-400) and index. |
| Contents |
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 -- Not your father's Persian Gulf War : the Bush doctrine, Iraq, and Islam. |
| Subject |
Middle East -- Relations -- United States.
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United States -- Relations -- Middle East.
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Orientalism.
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Nationalism -- Middle East.
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Arab-Israeli conflict.
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| ISBN |
0807855391 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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