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American orientalism : the United States and the Middle East since 1945

Little, Douglas,
Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2008.

Bibliographic Information


Format: Book
Author: Little, Douglas, 1950-
Subject: Orientalism
Nationalism
Arab-Israeli conflict
Publication Year:2008
Language:English
Published:Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2008.
ISBN:9780807858981
0807858986
9780807858981 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [393]-419) and index.
Gideon's band in the Holy Land : we're not in Kansas anymore -- Orientalism, American style : the Middle East in the mind of America -- Opening the door : business, diplomacy, and America's stake in Middle East oil -- The making of a special relationship : America and Israel -- A tale of four doctrines : U.S. national security, the Soviet threat, and the Middle East -- Sympathy for the devil? : America, Nasser, and Arab revolutionary nationalism -- Modernizing the Middle East : from reform to revolution in Iraq, Libya, and Iran -- Kicking the Vietnam syndrome : waging limited war from the Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf -- Opportunities lost and found : the United States and the Arab-Israeli peace process -- Not your father's Persian Gulf War: The Bush doctrine, Iraq and radical Islam.
Chaps 1-8 updated, previous Conclusion and Epilogue replaced by new chapter.
Course: HIST320
HIST371

Availability at HKSYU Library


Location Call number Status
English Book (4/F) 327.7305609045 LIT 2008 Available