American Orientalism The United States and the Middle East Since 1945

Name: American Orientalism The United States and the Middle East Since 1945
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ISBN: 9780807858981

ISBN-10: 0807858986

ISBN-13: 9780807858981

Edition: 3rd 2008 (Revised)

Authors: Douglas Little

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With the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, America's relationship with the Middle East exploded to the forefront of our national consciousness. Looking back more than a half-century, Douglas Little offers valuable, historical context for anyone seeking a better understanding of this complicated relationship. He explores the encounters between the United States and the Middle East since 1945, focusing particularly on the complex, sometimes inconsistent attitudes and interests that have shaped U.S. relations in the region. Little begins by exposing the persistence of "orientalist" stereotypes in American popular culture and then examines U.S. policy toward the Middle East from many…

Book details

List price: $47.50
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Publication date: 4/1/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 464
Size: 6.12" wide x 9.25" long x 1.03" tall
Weight: 1.606
Language: English



Preface to the Third Edition


What Went Wrong?: Wake Me When September Ends


Acknowledgments


Abbreviations


Introduction: 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



Not Your Father's Persian Gulf War: The Bush Doctrine, Iraq, and Radical Islam


Notes


Bibliography


Index