This text covers US foreign policy in the Middle East since the latter part of the 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. User friendly and easy to follow, this book is designed to provide a clear and concise overview of the links between US policy and popular distrust of the United States in the Middle East.…mehr
This text covers US foreign policy in the Middle East since the latter part of the 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.User friendly and easy to follow, this book is designed to provide a clear and concise overview of the links between US policy and popular distrust of the United States in the Middle East.
Dr Kylie Baxter is Deputy Director of the Centre for Muslim Minorities & Islam Policy Studies at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. Her research focuses on Islamic politics and conflict in the Middle East. She is also the author of British Muslims and the Call to Global Jihad (Melbourne: Monash Asia Institute Press: 2007). Associate Professor Shahram Akbarzadeh is Director of the Centre for Muslim Minorities & Islam Policy Studies at Monash University, Australia. His research focuses on Australian Muslims, international relations and Islamic politics. He is also the author of Uzbekistan and the United States: Islamism, Authoritarianism and Washington's Security Agenda (London: Zed Books, 2005).
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction 1. The Middle East in the Colonial Period 2. Great Power Influences, Zionism and the Middle East 3. Israel and the Arabs at War: Superpower Dimensions and the Israeli-US Alliance 4. Islamism and the Iranian Revolution 5. Proxy War: The Superpowers in Afghanistan 6. Wars in the Persian Gulf 7. Israel and Palestine: The Failure to Find Peace & the Role of the US 8. The Iraq 'Adventure' and Arab Perceptions of the US. Conclusion
Introduction 1. The Middle East in the Colonial Period 2. Great Power Influences, Zionism and the Middle East 3. Israel and the Arabs at War: Superpower Dimensions and the Israeli-US Alliance 4. Islamism and the Iranian Revolution 5. Proxy War: The Superpowers in Afghanistan 6. Wars in the Persian Gulf 7. Israel and Palestine: The Failure to Find Peace & the Role of the US 8. The Iraq 'Adventure' and Arab Perceptions of the US. Conclusion
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