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FDR and the End of Empire: The Origins of American Power in the Middle East (World of the Roosevelts)
Christopher O'Sullivan
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Description for FDR and the End of Empire: The Origins of American Power in the Middle East (World of the Roosevelts)
Hardcover. An account of the origins of American involvement in the Middle East during the Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Series: The World of the Roosevelt's. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; HBTQ; HBW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Based upon extensive archival research in Great Britain, the United States, and the Middle East, including sources never previously utilized such as declassified intelligence records, postwar planning documents, and the personal papers of key officials, this is painstakingly researched account of the origins of American involvement in the Middle East during the Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. It explores the effort to challenge British and French power, and the building of new relationships with Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the Levant states. It also reveals new and controversial discoveries about Roosevelt's views on Palestine, his relations with Middle East ... Read more
Based upon extensive archival research in Great Britain, the United States, and the Middle East, including sources never previously utilized such as declassified intelligence records, postwar planning documents, and the personal papers of key officials, this is painstakingly researched account of the origins of American involvement in the Middle East during the Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. It explores the effort to challenge British and French power, and the building of new relationships with Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the Levant states. It also reveals new and controversial discoveries about Roosevelt's views on Palestine, his relations with Middle East ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Series
The World of the Roosevelt's
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137025241
SKU
V9781137025241
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About Christopher O'Sullivan
CHRISTOPHER D. O'SULLIVAN teaches History and International Studies at the University of San Francisco, USA and was recently a Fulbright visiting professor at the University of Jordan. His books include Colin Powell: American Power and Intervention From Vietnam to Iraq (2009); Sumner Welles, Postwar Planning, and the Quest for a New World Order (2008) which won the American Historical Association's Gutenberg-e Prize; ... Read more
Reviews for FDR and the End of Empire: The Origins of American Power in the Middle East (World of the Roosevelts)
"The author's solid research and thoughtful, objective analysis expertly show that modern US policies in the Middle East are rooted in WW II. Highly recommended." - CHOICE "The problems the US faces today in the Middle East are, in good part, the byproduct of what Franklin Roosevelt and his advisers did or failed to do. Decolonization and ... Read more