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Why do international crises seem to occur so often in the Middle East? The author presents three detailed studies of policy failures that he believes were precipitated by miscalculations on the part of diplomats and of government and military leaders in one or more Middle Eastern countries, the United States, and the former USSR.

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction

Part One
The June War

1. The Soviet Warning
2. Moscow's Explanations
3. The Egyptian Recation
4. From Deterrence to Disaster
5. The American Role

Part Two
The War of Attrition

6. War and Nonwar
7. Misjudgment on the Nile

Part Three
The Israel-Lebanon Peace Agreement of 1983

8. The Israeli Invasion of 1982
9. The Negotiations
10. The Final Reckoning

Conclusion

Appendix
Notes
Annotated Bibliography
Index

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      Publisher: Indiana University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 22/09/1993
      ISBN13: 9780253207814, 978-0253207814
      ISBN10: 0253207819
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Why do international crises seem to occur so often in the Middle East? The author presents three detailed studies of policy failures that he believes were precipitated by miscalculations on the part of diplomats and of government and military leaders in one or more Middle Eastern countries, the United States, and the former USSR.

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      The Politics of Polio in Northern Nigeria taks an interesting look at a public health issue from a sociological and cultural aspect. It contains important insight into the Northern Nigerian culture. 2011

      * JAMA *

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgments
      Introduction

      Part One
      The June War

      1. The Soviet Warning
      2. Moscow's Explanations
      3. The Egyptian Recation
      4. From Deterrence to Disaster
      5. The American Role

      Part Two
      The War of Attrition

      6. War and Nonwar
      7. Misjudgment on the Nile

      Part Three
      The Israel-Lebanon Peace Agreement of 1983

      8. The Israeli Invasion of 1982
      9. The Negotiations
      10. The Final Reckoning

      Conclusion

      Appendix
      Notes
      Annotated Bibliography
      Index

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