Nasser The Last Arab

Name: Nasser The Last Arab
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ISBN: 9780312286835

ISBN-10: 031228683X

ISBN-13: 9780312286835

Edition: 2004 (Revised)

Authors: Said K. Aburish

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Since the death of Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser in 1970 there has been no ideology to capture the imagination of the Arab world except Islamic fundamentalism. Any sense of completely secular Arab states ended with him and what we see today happening in the Middle East is a direct result of Western opposition to Nasser's strategies and ideals. Nasser is a fascinating figure fraught with dilemmas. With the CIA continually trying to undermine him, Nasser threw his lot in with the Soviet Union, even though he was fervently anti-Communist. Nasser wanted to build up a military on par with Israel's, but didn't want either the '56 or '67 wars. This was a man who was a dictator, but also a…

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List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication date: 4/27/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 432
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English



Introduction: The Painful Truth



The Dreamer from Nowhere



The Encounter with Power



The Road to Suez



Give Them Dignity



The Dark at the End of the Tunnel



And I Shall Divide Your Araby into Two



Search for an Honorable Exit



Leader of the Arabs



The Politics of Decline



We Are Defeated


Epilogue: "You Live, Abu-Khalid, You Live"


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