Power, Faith, and Fantasy: America in the Middle East: 1776 to the Present“Will shape our thinking about America and the Middle East for years.”—Christopher Dickey, Newsweek Power, Faith, and Fantasytells the remarkable story of America's 230-year relationship with the Middle East. Drawing on a vast range of government documents, personal correspondence, and the memoirs of merchants, missionaries, and travelers, Michael B. Oren narrates the unknown story of how the United States has interacted with this vibrant and turbulent region. |
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Riveting and Eye Opening
Gebruikersrecensie - Butch - Christianbook.com"Power, Faith, and Fantasy..." is extremely well written, and researched. Rarely have I read a history so full of dates, names, and historical background that is so interesting. I did not want to put ... Volledige review lezen
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Gebruikersrecensie - nmele - LibraryThingI read this book to learn about the history of U.S. involvement in the Middle East. I did, thanks to Oren's research, narrative style and clear thesis, that the realities of power, the strength of ... Volledige review lezen
Inhoudsopgave
Emancipating the World | |
MERICA | |
Part Three | |
Resurgence | |
Part Four | |
Action or Nonaction? | |
An American Movement Is Born | |
Arise O Arabs | |
The First Middle East Peace Process | |
22 | |
From Bibles toDrill Bits 24 An Insoluble Conflict Evolves | |
The Middle East and the Man from Missouri | |
Afterword | |
Empires at Dawn | |
Imperial Piety | |
Imperial Myths | |
16 | |
Spectators of Catastrophe | |
Notes | |
Bibliography | |
Acknowledgments | |
Overige edities - Alles weergeven
Power, Faith, and Fantasy: America in the Middle East, 1776 to the Present Michael B. Oren Gedeeltelijke weergave - 2007 |
Power, Faith, and Fantasy: America in the Middle East: 1776 to the Present Michael B. Oren Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 2008 |
Power, Faith, and Fantasy: America in the Middle East: 1776 to the Present Michael B. Oren Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 2008 |
Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen
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Bibliografische gegevens
| Titel | Power, Faith, and Fantasy: America in the Middle East: 1776 to the Present |
| Auteur | Michael B. Oren |
| Editie | herdruk |
| Uitgever | W. W. Norton & Company, 2008 |
| ISBN | 0393341526, 9780393341522 |
| Lengte | 864 pagina's |
| Citatie exporteren | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |