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Author Wittes, Tamara Cofman, 1969-

Title Freedom's unsteady march [electronic resource] : America's role in building Arab democracy / Tamara Cofman Wittes.

Imprint Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2008.

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Description xiv, 176 p. : ill.
Note "A Saban Center at the Brookings Institution book"--Jacket.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-168) and index.
Contents The end of Arab exceptionalism, and of America's own -- Democracy promotion in U.S. foreign policy -- The vanishing status quo -- Is democracy really necessary? -- The Bush record -- Overcoming ambivalence -- The Algerian nightmare -- Conclusion.
Summary "Dissects the Bush administration's failure to advance freedom in the Middle East. Lays out a strategy for committed U.S. promotion of democracy, arguing that only development of a more liberal and democratic politics in the Arab world can create a firmer foundation for Arab-American ties and secure U.S. long-term goals"--Provided by publisher.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Democracy -- Middle East.
Democratization -- Middle East.
Middle East -- Foreign relations -- United States.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Middle East.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780815794943 (cloth : alk. paper)
0815794940 (cloth : alk. paper)

 
    
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