Grand delusion : the rise and fall of American ambition in the Middle East

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Grand Delusion is Steven Simon's tour de force, offering a comprehensive and deeply informed account of U.S. engagement in the Middle East. Simon begins with the Reagan administration, when American perception of the Middle East shifted from a cluster of faraway and frequently skirmishing nations to a shining, urgent opportunity for America to (in Reagan's words) 'serve the cause of world peace and the future of mankind.' Reagan fired the startin...

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United States Foreign relations Middle East History 20th century

United States Foreign relations Middle East History 21st century

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United States Politics and government 21st century

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ISBN:

9780735224247

Description:

xvi, 478 pages : illustrations (black and white) map ; 25 cm

Other Title:

Rise and fall of American ambition in the Middle East

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 423-462) and index

Contents:

Introduction : What Went Wrong?
Jimmy Carter : Opening Act
Ronald Reagan : Empathy and Indecision
George H. W. Bush : The Old New World Order
William J. Clinton : Enlargement and Containment
George W. Bush : Wrong Man, Wrong Time
Barack Obama : Live and Learn
Donald J. Trump : The Deal of the Century
Joe Biden : Back to the Future?

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2022039041

Control Number:

3248536

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