Perra, Antonio <br/><br/>
Kennedy and the Middle East :  the Cold War, Israel and Saudi Arabia / 
Antonio Perra 
 - London ; New York :  I.B. Tauris,  2017. 
 - xiv, 236 p. ;  23 cm. 
 - Library of modern American history ;  10 .
 - Library of modern American history .
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<br/><br/>Introduction --<br/>From senator to president: JFK and the making of a new Mideast approach --<br/>Kennedy, the Cold War and the Middle East: an overview --<br/>Kennedy's policy of rapprochement with Nasser --<br/>Kennedy, Israel and the policy of containment --<br/>The Yemen crisis --<br/>Conclusion. 
<br/><br/> At the height of the Cold War, the John F. Kennedy administration designed an ambitious plan for the Middle East-its aim was to seek rapprochement with Nasser's Egypt in order to keep the Arab world neutral and contain the perceived communist threat. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781784538590 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Kennedy, John F.--(John Fitzgerald),--1917-1963<br/>United States--Relations--Middle East<br/>Middle East--Relations--United States
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>327.7305609046 PE KE