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An Updated 2013 Edition, with an entirely new chapter on the Arab Spring and its aftermath, is now available!
The fifth edition of the acclaimed
The Middle East and the United States brings together scholars and diplomats from the Middle East, Europe, and North America to provide an objective, cross-cultural assessment of U.S. policy toward the Middle East. This new edition has been substantially revised and updated into the Obama administration to explore such topics as: the 2003 Iraq War and why the U.S. decided to invade; Islamist perceptions of U.S. involvement in the Middle East; and the relationships between the U.S. and Israel, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Afghanistan.
The Middle East and the United States, Fifth Edition, also features five entirely new chapters discussing the superpowers and the Middle East throughout the Cold War; the Bush and Obama administrations and the Arab-Israeli conflict; contemporary U.S.-Syrian relations; the importance of ideology to US-Iranian relations under the last three administrations; and U.S. relations with Al Qaeda. A reorganization of the contributions in the fifth edition also places greater emphasis on current events.
Carefully edited by regional experts David W. Lesch and Mark L. Haas,
The Middle East and the United States provides compellingly comprehensive and authoritative coverage of U.S. foreign policy and Middle East political history from World War One through the Cold War and Gulf Wars to the present.
About the Authors
David W. Lesch is professor of Middle East history in the Department of History at Trinity University. Dr. Lesch is the author of several articles and books on the Middle East and the United States, including 1979: The Year That Shaped the Modern Middle East and The New Lion of Damascus.
Mark L. Haas is associate professor in the Political Science Department and the Graduate Center for Social and Public Policy at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. He is the author of The Ideological Origins of Great Power Politics, 1789–1989, in addition to numerous scholarly articles
"This book is indispensible for scholars and policymakers interested in understanding America’s past and current involvement in the Middle East. The essays are authoritative, compelling, and engaging. Collectively, they represent some of the smartest analysis on how the United States and the Middle East got where they are today." —Toby C. Jones, Rutgers University
“An indispensible resource for understanding contemporary US policies in the region….This volume remains an authoritative resource for practitioners and academics, for students in courses in US foreign policy or Middle Eastern history, and for the general reading public. Highly recommended.” –Choice
Reviews from the prior edition:
“This book, the best single work dealing with the relationship between the United States and the Middle East, has been updated to include new chapters on Turkey and Afghanistan, and new material that addresses important aspects of this fraught relationship, notably the Arab-Israeli conflict and the successive crises in the Gulf. With these additions, it remains a timely and useful work.” Rashid Khalidi, Director, Center for International Studies, University of Chicago
“David Lesch is to be commended for bringing about an important contribution to the literature on United States foreign policy in the Middle East. This book belongs in every university library, and it will serve as an outstanding secondary reader for classes on United States foreign policy.” Digest of Middle East Studies
“This volume makes a solid contribution to understanding the successes and mistakes [of the United States] in this critical region. Invaluable for courses on Middle East history, politics, and international relations.” Choice
“An excellent survey of the region and a welcomed addition as a reader on courses in U.S. foreign policy or Middle Eastern history.” Journal of Third World Studies
“A welcome collection.” Foreign Affairs
Preface
Note on the Text
Introduction, David W. Lesch and Mark L. Haas
Part One
From Idealism to Realism
Wilsonian Intent to Cold War Practice
1 The Ironic Legacy of the King-Crane Commission, James Gelvin
2 The “Ambassador for the Arabs”: The Locke Mission and the Unmaking of U.S. Development Diplomacy in the Near East, 1952–1953, Paul W.T. Kingston
3 U.S. Foreign Policy Toward Iran During the Mussadiq Era, Mark Gasiorowski
4 The Mussadiq Era in Iran, 1951–1953: A Contemporary Diplomat’s View, Sir Sam Falle
5 National Security Concerns in U.S. Policy Toward Egypt, 1949–1956, Peter Hahn
6 The Perils of Ambiguity: The United States and the Baghdad Pact, Elie Podeh
7 The 1957 American-Syrian Crisis: Globalist Policy in a Regional Reality, David W. Lesch
8 The United States and Nasserist Pan-Arabism, Malik Mufti
9 The Soviet Perception of the U.S. Threat, Georgiy Mirsky
10 The Superpowers and the Middle East throughout the Cold War, Rashid Khalidi
Part Two
Arab-Israeli War and Peace
11 The 1967 Arab-Israeli War: U.S. Actions and Arab Perceptions, Fawaz A. Gerges
12 Flawed Strategies and Missed Signals: Crisis Bargaining Between the Superpowers, October 1973, Janice Gross Stein
13 The United States and Israel: The Nature of a Special Relationship, Bernard Reich and Shannon Powers
14 From Madrid and Oslo to Camp David: The United States and the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1991–2001, Jeremy Pressman
15 George W. Bush, Barak Obama, and the Arab-Israeli Conflict, Robert O. Freedman
16 Flight or Talk: Syrian-U.S. Relations Since 2000, David W. Lesch
Part Three
Allies and Enemies in the Gulf and Beyond
17 Americans and the Muslim World—First Encounters, Robert J. Allison
18 The United States in the Persian Gulf: From Twin Pillars to Dual Containment, Gary Sick
19 From “Over the Horizon” to “Into the Backyard”: The U.S.-Saudi Relationship and the Gulf War, F. Gregory Gause III
20 The Iraq War of 2003: Why Did the United States Decide to Invade?, Steve A. Yetiv
21 What Went Wrong in Iraq?, Ali R.Abootalebi
22 The Push and Pull of Strategic Cooperation: The U.S. Relationship with Turkey in the Middle East, Henri J. Barkey
23 The United States and Afghanistan: From Marginality to Global Concern, Marvin Weinbaum
24 Ideology and the U.S.-Iranian Relationship, Mark L. Haas
25 Is it Time for the United States to Give Up on Arab Liberals?, Jon Alterman
26 Islamist Perceptions of U.S. Policy in the Middle East, Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad
27 U.S. Relations with Al Qaida, Heather Gregg
28 New U.S. Policies for a New Middle East? William B. Quandt
About the Editor and Contributors
Index
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