Warfare in the Middle East Since 1945 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Warfare in the Middle East Since 1945 write by Ahron Bregman. This book was released on 2008. Warfare in the Middle East Since 1945 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. From the end of the Second World War and throughout the era that came to be known as the Cold War, the Middle East was a battleground for Great Power rivalries and constant wars. These were fought between Israelis and Arabs, Arabs and Iranians, Arabs and Arabs and also between regional players and outside powers; the region was also the scene of several intense civil wars and insurgencies. The essays gathered in this volume focus on some of the most important facets of these Middle Eastern conflicts. Following a general introduction, the essays are then organised under three major sections. The first focuses on the Arab-Israeli conflict; the second on the Gulf Wars, and the third section concentrates on insurgencies. Together, these essays, all of which were written by leading experts, will provide the reader with a good introduction to warfare in the modern Middle East and show how conflict has shaped the region.
Conflicts in the Middle East since 1945
Conflicts in the Middle East since 1945 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Conflicts in the Middle East since 1945 write by Peter Hinchcliffe. This book was released on 2007-09-12. Conflicts in the Middle East since 1945 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This third edition of Conflicts in the Middle East since 1945 analyzes the nature of conflict in the Middle East, with its racial, ethnic, political, cultural, religious and economic factors. Throughout the book Peter Hinchcliffe and Beverley Milton-Edwards put the main conflicts into their wider context, with thematic debates on issues such as the emergence of radical Islam, the resolution of conflicts, diplomacy and peace-making, and the role of the superpowers. The book is brought fully up to date with events in the Middle East, covering, for instance, developments in Iraq in 2006 where a democratically elected government is in place but the insurgency show no sign of coming under control. The analysis of the Palestinian/Israeli conflict is also brought up to the present day, to include the election of the Hamas government and the 2006 conflict between Israel and Lebanon’s Hizballah. Including a newly updated bibliography and maps of the area, this is the perfect introduction for all students wishing to understand the complex situation in the Middle East, in its historical context.
Crisis and Crossfire
Crisis and Crossfire - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Crisis and Crossfire write by Peter L. Hahn. This book was released on 2011. Crisis and Crossfire available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Although it seems almost incredible today, the United States had relatively little interest in the Middle East before 1945. But the dynamics and outcome of World War II elevated the importance of the Middle East in the American mind, and the United States has viewed the region with vital interest to its security and economy ever since. The projection of American power into the region has had consequences that have forever changed the United States and the Middle East, with the rise of al Qaeda and the turbulent occupation of Iraq being the latest examples. Crisis and Crossfire surveys and analyzes the broad contours of U.S. involvement in the region. It probes the reasons why the United States implemented various policies and assesses the wisdom of American leaders as they accepted greater responsibilities for preserving stability and security in the Middle East. Major themes include U.S.-Middle East policy in the context of the Cold War, the rise of Arab and Iranian nationalism, decolonization, the U.S. approach to the Arab-Israeli conflict, the politics of Western dependence on Middle Eastern oil, and America's military interventions, particularly its two wars against Iraq. This book's concise narrative and selection of primary-source documents make it an ideal introduction to U.S.-Middle East relations for students and for anyone with an interest in understanding the history behind today's events.
America's War for the Greater Middle East
America's War for the Greater Middle East - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook America's War for the Greater Middle East write by Andrew J. Bacevich. This book was released on 2016. America's War for the Greater Middle East available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A critical assessment of America's foreign policy in the Middle East throughout the past four decades evaluates and connects regional engagements since 1990 while revealing their massive costs.
American Orientalism
American Orientalism - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook American Orientalism write by Douglas Little. This book was released on 2009-09-15. American Orientalism available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Douglas Little explores the stormy American relationship with the Middle East from World War II through the war in Iraq, focusing particularly on the complex and often inconsistent attitudes and interests that helped put the United States on a collision course with radical Islam early in the new millennium. After documenting the persistence of "orientalist" stereotypes in American popular culture, Little examines oil, Israel, and other aspects of U.S. policy. He concludes that a peculiar blend of arrogance and ignorance has led American officials to overestimate their ability to shape events in the Middle East from 1945 through the present day, and that it has been a driving force behind the Iraq war. For this updated third edition, Little covers events through 2007, including a new chapter on the Bush Doctrine, demonstrating that in many important ways, George W. Bush's Middle Eastern policies mark a sharp break with the past.
