A choice of enemies : (Record no. 13885)

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ISBN
International Standard Book Number 9780753825884
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Call number 327.73056 FR CH
MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL AUTHOR
Authors Freedman, Lawrence.
TITLE STATEMENT
Title A choice of enemies :
Subtitle America confronts the Middle East /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Lawrence Freedman.
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication New York :
Publisher Public Affairs,
Date c2008.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xxviii, 601 p. :
Other Details maps ;
Size 24 cm.
GENERAL NOTE
General note Includes bibliographical references (p. 553-569) and index.
SUMMARY
Summary It is in the Middle East that the U.S. has been made to confront its attitudes on the use of force, the role of allies, and international law. The history of the U.S. in the Middle East, then, becomes an especially revealing mirror on America's view of its role in the wider world. In this wise, objective, and illuminating history, Lawrence Freedman shows how three key events in 197879 helped establish the foundations for U.S. involvement in the Middle East that would last for thirty years, without offering any straightforward or bloodless exit options: the Camp David summit leading to the Israel-Egypt Treaty; the Iranian Islamic revolution leading to the Shah's departure followed by the hostage crisis; and the socialist revolution in Afghanistan, resulting in the doomed Soviet intervention. Freedman makes clear how America's strategic choices in those and subsequent crises led us to where we are today.A Choice of Enemiesis essential reading for anyone concerned with the complex politics of the region or with the future of American foreign policy.
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26/01/2017 327.73056 FR CH T0037122 9.09 26/01/2017 REGULAR   Dewey Decimal Classification       University of Wollongong in Dubai University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 30/07/2009 AMAUK