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Decline of the Anglo-American Middle East, 1961-1969: A Willing Retreat
Tore T. Petersen
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Paperback. Num Pages: 181 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 183 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
Discusses Anglo-American policy in the Middle East under Kennedy and Johnson, as well as under British Conservative and Labour governments; Provides a historical background on the Anglo-American Middle East for the 1950s; Analyses Western policy toward Egyptian President Gamal Abdul Nasser, and toward the Arabian Peninsula and the Persian Gulf. The author provides an extensive study of the common British and American interest in the Middle East (hence the term Anglo-American Middle East) under Kennedy and Johnson. Contrary to recent scholarly opinion, the author argues that the loss of influence to the Soviet Union and Arab radicalism in the Middle ... Read more
Discusses Anglo-American policy in the Middle East under Kennedy and Johnson, as well as under British Conservative and Labour governments; Provides a historical background on the Anglo-American Middle East for the 1950s; Analyses Western policy toward Egyptian President Gamal Abdul Nasser, and toward the Arabian Peninsula and the Persian Gulf. The author provides an extensive study of the common British and American interest in the Middle East (hence the term Anglo-American Middle East) under Kennedy and Johnson. Contrary to recent scholarly opinion, the author argues that the loss of influence to the Soviet Union and Arab radicalism in the Middle ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
181
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845196790
SKU
V9781845196790
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About Tore T. Petersen
Tore T. Petersen is Professor of International and American Diplomatic History at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. He is the author of The Middle East between the Great Powers: Anglo-American Conflict and Cooperation, 19527, The Decline of the Anglo-American Middle East, 19611969, and Richard Nixon, Great Britain and the Anglo-American Alignment in the Persian Gulf and Arabian Peninsula. ... Read more
Reviews for Decline of the Anglo-American Middle East, 1961-1969: A Willing Retreat
In this well-written book, Petersen, a noted expert in the region, explains and analyzes the delicate Anglo-American relations and their common interest in the Middle East between 1961 and 1969. Highly recommended.
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