David W. Lesch

Syria And The United States (eBook, ePUB)

Eisenhower's Cold War In The Middle East

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The "Syrian crisis" of 1957, sparked by a covert attempt by the Eisenhower administration to overthrow what it perceived to be an emerging Soviet client state in the Middle East, represented the denouement of a badly misguided U.S. foreign policy, according to David Lesch. The repercussions of this incident, which almost precipitated a superpower c

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 234
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juni 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000313796
• Artikelnr.: 58396995

Autorenporträt

David Lesch is assistant professor of Middle East history at Trinity University in San Antonio.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Note on the Text
Introduction
American Policy Under Truman
Eisenhower's Turn
The Swinging of the Pendulum in Syria
Syria's Choice
Policy Fragmentation
Prelude to the 1957 Crisis
Syria's Rapprochement with Saudi Arabia and Iraq
The American Riposte
Regional Diplomacy of Sa'ud and Nasser
The International Crisis
Conclusion