{"product_id":"9780755656783","title":"United States and the Middle East since 1914 Troubled Realms","description":"\u003ch1\u003eUnited States and the Middle East since 1914\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTroubled Realms\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSalim Yaqub\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Middle East \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat events and circumstances fuelled America's fixation with the Middle East?\u003c\/b\u003e In this book, Professor Salim Yaqub covers over 100 years of US involvement in and policy towards the Middle East to explain this vital geopolitical relationship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStarting with the upheavals of World War I and the first stirrings of US geopolitical interest in the region, the book describes how and why the Middle East's resources, location, conflicts and crises became key concerns for the United States. This includes:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e·       The growing centrality of Middle Eastern oil to the global economy and to US military strategy\u003cbr\u003e·       The region's geographic location and efforts to combat strategic adversaries like the Axis powers during WWII and the Soviet Union during the Cold War\u003cbr\u003e·       Israel's cultural and political significance to American society and government \u003cbr\u003e·  Anti-Western “rogue” states or terrorist groups using the region as a staging area for attacks and the US response \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaking a chronological approach, the book explains how global upheavals and traumatic ruptures in the region shaped the trajectory of US-Middle East relations over successive eras. Yaqub covers the impact of WWI, WWII and decolonization as well significant events such as the 1956 Suez Crisis, the 1973 Arab-Israeli War, the Iran-Iraq War of the 1980s, Al-Qa'ida's terrorist attacks of 2001, and the Hamas raid of October 7, 2023. Readers will understand what motivated Washington's foreign policy and how it impacted the Middle East.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePitched to university students and educated general readers, each chapter includes a timeline of relevant historical events, photographs, political cartoons, maps, and other graphics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSalim Yaqub \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eof History at UC Santa Barbara, US, where he teaches US foreign relations, especially US involvement in the Middle East. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eContaining Arab Nationalism: The Eisenhower Doctrine and the Middle East\u003c\/i\u003e (2004) \u003ci\u003eImperfect Strangers: Americans, Arabs, and US–Middle East Relations in the 1970s\u003c\/i\u003e (2016) and \u003ci\u003eWinds of Hope, Storms of Discord: The United States since 1945 \u003c\/i\u003e(2023). He lectures on US-Middle East relations for the prestigious adult-learning video platform, The Great Courses.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e07 January 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780755656783\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e408\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55335319797900,"sku":"9780755656783","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_af60b7c4-5c44-40bf-9d2a-1be62bfcd418.jpg?v=1788029532","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780755656783","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}