Trailblazers of the Arab Spring
Joshua Muravchik
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Description for Trailblazers of the Arab Spring
Paperback. This work brings to light the stories of seven remarkable people, six Arabs and an Iranian. While their backgrounds are varied, their mission is the same--to make their countries more free and democratic. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 614.
Before September 11, 2001 we Americans did not think much about freedom or democracy in the Middle East. U.S. policy toward the region aimed to assure a reliable flow of oil, to encourage peace between the Arabs and Israel, and above all, during the Cold War, to prevent our rival from gaining any strategic advantage over us. 9/11 impelled us to reconsider. Now, as we are entangled in conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan the Mid-East's political and social quandaries lie at the very core of our foreign policy objectives. And yet, after years of blood and fortune ... Read more
Before September 11, 2001 we Americans did not think much about freedom or democracy in the Middle East. U.S. policy toward the region aimed to assure a reliable flow of oil, to encourage peace between the Arabs and Israel, and above all, during the Cold War, to prevent our rival from gaining any strategic advantage over us. 9/11 impelled us to reconsider. Now, as we are entangled in conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan the Mid-East's political and social quandaries lie at the very core of our foreign policy objectives. And yet, after years of blood and fortune ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Encounter Books,USA United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781594036798
SKU
V9781594036798
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99-15
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