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American orientalism : the United States and the Middle East since 1945 / Douglas Little.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: Eng Publication details: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2004.Description: xiv, 419 p. : map ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0807855391 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 327.73056 22
LOC classification:
  • 439 DS 63.2  L778a 2004
Online resources:
Contents:
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 -- Fool's errand or Kodak moment? : America and the Middle East at the dawn of the twenty-first century -- Not your father's Persian Gulf War : the Bush doctrine, Iraq, and Islam.
Summary: Douglas Little exposes the persistence of "Orientalist" stereotypes in American popular culture and examines United States policy toward the Middle East from many angles. Little offers valuable historical context for anyone seeking a better understanding of the complicated relationship between the US and the Middle East.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Recursos Regionales Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso) 439 DS 63.2 L778a 2004 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000123344

"With a new epilogue by the author"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [377]-400) 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 -- Fool's errand or Kodak moment? : America and the Middle East at the dawn of the twenty-first century -- Not your father's Persian Gulf War : the Bush doctrine, Iraq, and Islam.

Douglas Little exposes the persistence of "Orientalist" stereotypes in American popular culture and examines United States policy toward the Middle East from many angles. Little offers valuable historical context for anyone seeking a better understanding of the complicated relationship between the US and the Middle East.

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