A choice of enemies : America confronts the Middle East /
It is in the Middle East that the U.S. has been made to confront its attitudes on the use of force, the role of allies, and international law. The history of the U.S. in the Middle East, then, becomes an especially revealing mirror on America's view of its role in the wider world. In this wise,...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Public Affairs,
©2008.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | It is in the Middle East that the U.S. has been made to confront its attitudes on the use of force, the role of allies, and international law. The history of the U.S. in the Middle East, then, becomes an especially revealing mirror on America's view of its role in the wider world. In this wise, objective, and illuminating history, Lawrence Freedman shows how three key events in 1978-1979 helped establish the foundations for U.S. involvement in the Middle East that would last for thirty years, without offering any straightforward or bloodless exit options: the Camp David summit leading to the I. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxviii, 601 pages) : maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 553-569) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781586486594 1586486594 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |