The road to Tahrir Square : Egypt and the United States from the rise of Nasser to the fall of Mubarak /

Gardner, Lloyd C., 1934-

The road to Tahrir Square : Egypt and the United States from the rise of Nasser to the fall of Mubarak / Lloyd C. Gardner. - New York, NY : New Press : Distributed by Perseus Distribution, 2011. - x, 230 p. ; 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-222) and index.

Searching for a policy -- The Nasser gamble fails -- Eisenhower doctrine to six days of war -- Life with Anwar Sadat, or, A story of empire by invitation -- The $50 billion gamble : thirty years of Egyptian-American co-dependence -- Arab spring.

"The story of the United States' intimate and pivotal relationship with the Arab world's largest nation over the course of six decades"--Provided by publisher.

9781595587213 (pbk. : alk. paper) : $17.95 1595587217 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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015837425 Uk


United States--Foreign relations--Egypt.
Egypt--Foreign relations--United States.
United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989.
United States--Foreign relations--1989-
Egypt--Foreign relations--1952-
Estados Unidos--Relaciones exteriores--Egipto.
Egipto--Relaciones exteriores--Estados Unidos.
Estados Unidos--Relaciones exteriores--1945-1989.

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