{"product_id":"spheres-of-intervention-9781501700774","title":"Spheres of Intervention","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSpheres of Intervention\u003c\/i\u003e, James R. Stocker examines the history of diplomatic relations between the United States and Lebanon during a transformational period for Lebanon and a time of dynamic changes in US policy toward the Middle East. Drawing on tens of thousands of pages of declassified materials from US archives and a variety of Arabic and other non-English sources, Stocker provides a new interpretation of Lebanon''s slide into civil war, as well as insight into the strategy behind US diplomatic initiatives toward the Arab-Israeli conflict. During this period, Stocker argues, Lebanon was often a pawn in the games of larger powers. The stability of Lebanon was an aim of US policy at a time when Israel's borders with Egypt and Jordan were in active contention. Following the June 1967 Arab-Israeli War, the internal political situation in Lebanon became increasingly unstable due to the regional military and political stalemate, the radicalization of the country's domestic \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis valuable work provides a highly detailed review of the American diplomatic record and lays important groundwork for future scholars to expand upon, especially those who will put Stocker's revelations into greater conversation with Middle Eastern sources. Additionally, Stocker's assessment that perceptions about American action, even when not exercised, influenced decision making provides a useful framework for scholars of U.S. international relations.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Laila Ballout, Northwestern University * The Journal of American History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eStocker weaves in leading policy-makers’ discussions and decisions with regional and international dynamics to shed light on how the United States viewed events in Lebanon in general, and the Lebanese government in particular.... Clearly uncovers what has been argued all along by Lebanese academics and policymakers, namely, that Lebanon has never been left alone to make its own decisions freely.\u003c\/p\u003e * PERSPECTIVES ON POLITICS *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: \"This Is the American Policy\" \u003cbr\u003e US Interests in Lebanon \u003cbr\u003e Causes of the Lebanese Civil War \u003cbr\u003e The Course of the Conflict, 1975–76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Sparks in the Tinderbox: The United States, the June War, and the Remaking of the Lebanese Crisis \u003cbr\u003e Lebanese Domestic Tensions on the Eve of the June War \u003cbr\u003e The United States and Lebanon in the 1960s \u003cbr\u003e Lebanon's Six Day War \u003cbr\u003e Pepsi-Cola Hits the Spot \u003cbr\u003e The Beirut Airport Raid 2. Compromise in Cairo: The Nixon Administration and the Cairo Agreement \"Trying to Be Helpful\" \u003cbr\u003e The August Attacks and the Rogers Plan \u003cbr\u003e October Crisis and the Cairo Agreement\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. From Cairo to Amman: The United States and Lebanese Internal Security Post-Cairo US Assistance to Lebanon \u003cbr\u003e Implementing the Cairo Agreement \u003cbr\u003e The Kahhale Ambush and the Exodus from the South \u003cbr\u003e Causes of the Calm 4. Plus ça change: International Terrorism, Détente, and the May 1973 Crisis\u003cbr\u003e The New International Terrorism \u003cbr\u003e A New Request for Support \u003cbr\u003e The Israeli Raid on Beirut and the May Crisis \u003cbr\u003e The Aftermath 5. Reckoning Postponed: From the October War to the Civil War \u003cbr\u003e The October War and the Start of Negotiations \u003cbr\u003e Lebanese Domestic Politics after the October War \u003cbr\u003e Diplomacy on the Rocks\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Disturbing Potential: The United States and the Renewed Conflict \u003cbr\u003e The Outbreak of Conflict \u003cbr\u003e The Military Cabinet and Syrian Mediation \u003cbr\u003e Sinai II and the Resumption of Violence in Lebanon \u003cbr\u003e The January Cease-Fire 7. Reluctant Interveners: The Red Line Agreement and Brown’s Mediation \u003cbr\u003e The Constitutional Document and Shifting Alignments \u003cbr\u003e The Non-Negotiation of the Red Line \u003cbr\u003e The Brown Mission and the PLO \u003cbr\u003e From Election to Intervention 8. Taking Its Course: The Syrian Intervention and Its Limits \u003cbr\u003e Reacting to the Syrian Intervention \u003cbr\u003e Assassinations and Evacuations \u003cbr\u003e The New US-Syrian Dialogue \u003cbr\u003e The Second Syrian Military Offensive and the End of the Conflict \u003cbr\u003e Red Line Redux? Epilogue: The Cycle Continues\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409318650199,"sku":"9781501700774","price":40.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781501700774.jpg?v=1730506403","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/spheres-of-intervention-9781501700774","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}