US foreign policy in the Middle East : the roots of anti-Americanism /
By: Baxter, Kylie
Title By: Akbarzadeh, Shahram
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BookPublisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2008.Description: x, 197 p. : maps ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780415410496 (pbk.); 0415410495 (pbk.)Other title: United States foreign policy in the Middle East.DDC classification: 327.73056 Online resources: Location Map | Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 327.73056 BA US (Browse shelf) | Available | T0046196 |
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| 327.73055 MA RO Role theory and role conflict in U.S.-Iran relations : | 327.73055 PA SI A single roll of the dice : | 327.73055 US IR U.S.-Iran misperceptions : | 327.73056 BA US US foreign policy in the Middle East : | 327.73056 FR CH A choice of enemies : | 327.73056 GA WA War against the Taliban : | 327.73056 NA DI The dispensable nation : |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Middle East in the colonial period -- Great power influences, Zionism and the Middle East -- Israel and the Arabs at war: superpower dimensions and the Israeli-US alliance -- Islamism and the Iranian revolution -- Proxy war: the superpowers in Afghanistan -- Wars in the Persian Gulf -- Israel and Palestine: the failure to find peace and the role of the United States -- The Iraq 'adventure' and Arab perceptions of the United States.
This book covers US foreign policy in the Middle East from the mid-twentieth century to the present. It includes historical background on the Israeli/Arab Wars, Iran, intervention in Afghanistan and Iraq, the wars of the Persian Gulf, Israel Palestine, September 11 and the rise of Islamist movements. In particular the book charts how foreign policy decisions have led to the rise of Anti-Americanism in the region.