{"product_id":"the-middle-east-and-the-united-states-9780813350585","title":"The Middle East and the United States","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Middle East and the United States brings together scholars and policy experts to provide an empirical and balanced assessment of US policy in the Middle East primarily from the end of World War I to the present. Carefully edited by David W. Lesch and Mark L. Haas, this text provides a broad and authoritative understanding of the United States' involvement in the Middle East.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sixth edition is significantly revised throughout, including a new part structure and part introductions that provide students with greater context for understanding the history of the United States and the Middle East. The five parts cover the watershed moments and major challenges the United States faces in the Middle East, from the Cold War proxy wars and the Arab-Israeli conflict, to the Gulf wars and the upheaval in the region post-Arab uprisings. Three new chapters-on the Golan negotiations, US-Saudi relations, and the US fight against al-Qa''ida and ISIS-make this the most current and compre\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: How American Middle East Policy is Made, \u003cem\u003eWilliam B. Quandt \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart I: The US Enters the Middle East \u003c\/strong\u003e1. Americans and the Muslim World: First Encounters, \u003cem\u003eRobert J. Allison \u003c\/em\u003e2. The Ironic Legacy of the King-Crane Commission, \u003cem\u003eJames Gelvin \u003c\/em\u003e3. US Foreign Policy Toward Iran During the Mussadiq Era, \u003cem\u003eMark Gasiorowski \u003c\/em\u003e4. National Security Concerns in US Policy Toward Egypt, 1949-1956, \u003ci\u003ePeter Hahn\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePart II: Cold War Rivalries \u003c\/strong\u003e5. The 1957 American-Syrian Crisis: Globalist Policy in a Regional Reality,\u003ci\u003e David W. Lesch \u003c\/i\u003e6. The United States and Nasserist Pan-Arabism, \u003ci\u003eMalik Mufti\u003c\/i\u003e 7. The Soviet Perception of the US Threat, \u003ci\u003eGeorgiy Mirsky\u003c\/i\u003e 8. The Superpowers and the Cold War in the Middle East, \u003ci\u003eRashid Khalidi \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart III: Arab-Israeli War and Peace \u003c\/strong\u003e9. The 1967 Arab-Israeli War: US Actions and Arab Perceptions, \u003ci\u003eFawaz A. Gerges\u003c\/i\u003e 10. The Golan Negotiations: US-Syrian Relations and the Failure to Achieve a Comprehensive Peace, \u003ci\u003eAndrew Bowen \u003c\/i\u003e11. From Madrid and Oslo to Camp David: The United States and the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1991-2001, \u003ci\u003eJeremy Pressman\u003c\/i\u003e 12. George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and the Arab-Israeli Conflict, \u003ci\u003eRobert Freedman\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePart IV: The Persian Gulf in US Policy \u003c\/strong\u003e13. The United States in the Persian Gulf: From Twin Pillars to Dual Containment\u003ci\u003e, Gary Sick\u003c\/i\u003e 14. The Iraq War of 2003: Why Did the United States Decide to Invade?, \u003ci\u003eSteve A. Yetiv\u003c\/i\u003e 15. What Went Wrong in Iraq?, \u003ci\u003eAli R. Abootlalebi \u003c\/i\u003e16.\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eThe United States and Saudi Arabia, \u003ci\u003eThomas Lippman \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart V: US-Middle Eastern Relations after 9\/11 \u003c\/strong\u003e17. Islamist Perceptions of US Policy in the Middle East, \u003ci\u003eYvonne Yasbeck-Haddad \u003c\/i\u003e18. Ideology and America’s Nuclear Crisis with Iran, \u003ci\u003eMark L. Haas \u003c\/i\u003e19. The U.S.’s Post-9\/11 Fight against al-Qaeda and the Islamic State: A Losing Effort in Search of a Change, \u003ci\u003eDaveed Gartenstein-Ross \u003c\/i\u003e20. The Push and Pull of Strategic Cooperation: The US Relationship with Turkey in the Middle East, \u003cem\u003eHenri J. Barkey \u003c\/em\u003e21. The Arab Uprisings from the US Perspective, \u003ci\u003eMark L. Haas\u003c\/i\u003e Epilogue: The Early Years of the Trump Administration’s Middle East Policy, \u003ci\u003eDavid W. Lesch and Mark L. Haas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018461708631,"sku":"9780813350585","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780813350585.jpg?v=1750776982","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-middle-east-and-the-united-states-9780813350585","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}