Best of Enemies: A History of US and Middle East Relations : Part Two: 1953-1984 Hardback
by Jean-Pierre Filiu
Illustrated by David B.
Hardback
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The second volume of Jean-Pierre Filiu and David B.’s acclaimed history of US-Middle East relations documents a period of dramatic conflict and change, beginning in the 1950s and ending with the Lebanese War of 1982.
The Blitzkrieg of the Six-Day War saw the Jewish state triple in size.
In less than a week, the Middle East was transformed: Israel had taken the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt, the West Bank from Jordan and the Golan Heights from Syria.
It was a conflict that began an era of U.S.-led intervention in the Middle East, which continued in the lead-up to the Iranian Revolution of 1979.
The demise of the Shah, and the ascent of Ayatollah Khomeini, stoked anti-American sentiment in the country, and the U.S. became known as “The Great Satan”. When Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan, the CIA began a proxy war by supporting anti-soviet Muslim forces, among them a young Saudi, Osama Bin Laden.
Best of Enemies, Vol. 2 is a perceptive and authoritative account of a turbulent historical period.
Intelligent, accessible and beautifully drawn, it brings to life a period of history that is of great relevance to international relations today.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:112 pages, B&W
- Publisher:SelfMadeHero
- Publication Date:02/10/2014
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- ISBN:9781906838843
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Out of Stock - We are unable to provide an estimated availability date for this product
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:112 pages, B&W
- Publisher:SelfMadeHero
- Publication Date:02/10/2014
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- ISBN:9781906838843
