US Foreign Policy in the Middle East The Roots of Anti-Americanism

Name: US Foreign Policy in the Middle East The Roots of Anti-Americanism
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ISBN: 9780415410496

ISBN-10: 0415410495

ISBN-13: 9780415410496

Edition: 2008

Authors: Shahram Akbarzadeh, Kylie Baxter

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US foreign policy in the Middle East from the latter part of the 20th century to the present day is covered in this book. Charting the rise of anti-Americanism in the region, the book looks at the Israeli-Arab Wars, Palestine, Iran, US intervention in Afghanistan and Iraq, September 11 and the rise of Islamist movements.

Book details

List price: $56.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 6/24/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



List of maps


Acknowledgements


Introduction



The Middle East in the Colonial Period


Introduction


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



Great Power Influences, Zionism and the Middle East


Introduction


Zionism: the road to statehood


Zionism during the war


Al-Nakba/the Israeli War of Independence


Conclusion



Israel and the Arabs at War: Superpower Dimensions and the Israeli-US Alliance


Introduction


1956: the Suez War


1967: the Six-Day War


1973: the Yom Kippur/Ramadan War


1982: the Lebanon War


2006: the July War


Conclusion



Islamism and the Iranian Revolution


Introduction


Historical background


The Iranian Revolution


The Shia dimension


Conclusion



Proxy War: the Superpowers in Afghanistan


Introduction


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


Conclusion



Wars in the Persian Gulf


Introduction


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


Conclusion



Israel and Palestine: the Failure to Find Peace and the Role of the United States


Introduction


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


Conclusion



The Iraq 'Adventure' and Arab Perceptions of the Unites States


Iraq: the road to war


Arab discontent


Conclusion


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?


Index