Imagining the Middle East
The Building of an American Foreign Policy, 1918-1967
$103.67
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
29 August 2014
Summary
As its interests have become deeply tied to the Middle East, the United States has long sought to develop a usable understanding of the people, politics, and cultures of the region. In Imagining the Middle East, Matthew Jacobs illuminates how Americans’ ideas and perspectives about the region have shaped, justified, and sustained U.S. cultural, economic, military, and political involvement there.Jacobs examines the ways in which an informal network of academic, business, government, and media…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781469619095 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1469619091 |
| Author: | Matthew F. Jacobs |
| Publisher: | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Imprint: | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 29 August 2014 |
| Weight: | 481g |
| Dimensions: | 233mm x 152mm x 25mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“A competent book describing the various groups and individuals that sought to shape American perceptions of and policies in the Middle East from the end of World War I to just after the Arab-Israeli war of 1967.” – Middle East Journal“An important book on the origins and evolution of how educated and influential Americans have understood the Middle East… . An invaluable account of the evolution of American thought about that area, thereby offering at least a fleeting hope that better-informed decisions might lie in our future.” – Journal of American Studies
About The Author
Matthew F. Jacobs
Matthew F. Jacobs is assistant professor of history at the University of Florida.
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