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The civilization of Egypt, and of Africa in general, is the most written about and the least understood of all known subjects. This is not an accident of an error in misunderstanding the available information.
Author : Anthony Tony Browder
Publisher :
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 43,4 MB
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN :
The civilization of Egypt, and of Africa in general, is the most written about and the least understood of all known subjects. This is not an accident of an error in misunderstanding the available information.
Author : Richard A. Gabriel
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 33,54 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1597976334
Egypt's most brilliant commander.
Author : Daniel Paul Serwer
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 20,37 MB
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 1612346669
Civilians are troops in meeting today's needs
Author : Thomas W. Lippman
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 18,18 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1612347959
"In eleven dramatic years, Anwar Sadat changed history--not just that of Egypt, or of the Middle East, but of the entire world. As the architect of the 1973 war against Israel, he gained the support of other Arab nations and inspired the oil embargo that transformed the global economy. Following the war, however, he forever ended Arab aspirations of unity by making peace with Israel. Early in his presidency, Sadat jettisoned Egypt's alliance with the Soviet Union and turned to the United States, thereby giving the West a crucial Cold War victory. Sadat's historic tenure still resonates in the twenty-first century as the Islamic activists--whom he originally encouraged but who opposed his conciliatory policy toward Israel and ultimately played a role in his assassination--continue to foster activism, including the Muslim Brotherhood, today.Thomas W. Lippman was stationed in the Middle East as a journalist during Sadat's presidency and lived in Egypt in the aftermath of the October War. He knew Sadat personally, but only now, after the passage of time and the long-delayed release of the U.S. State Department's diplomatic files, can Lippman assess the full consequences of Sadat's presidency. Hero of the Crossing provides an eye-opening account of the profound reverberations of one leader's political, cultural, and economic maneuverings and legacy"--
Author : Fawaz A. Gerges
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 35,97 MB
Release : 2019-08-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 069119646X
Based on a decade of research, including in-depth interviews with many leading figures in the story, this edition is essential for anyone who wants to understand the roots of the turmoil engulfing the Middle East, from civil wars to the rise of Al-Qaeda and ISIS.
Author : Anthony Tyrone Browder
Publisher :
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 15,12 MB
Release : 1989
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : Peter L. Hahn
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 12,12 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1597973475
Although it seems almost incredible today, the United States had relatively little interest in the Middle East before 1945. But the dynamics and outcome of World War II elevated the importance of the Middle East in the American mind, and the United States has viewed the region with vital interest to its security and economy ever since. The projection of American power into the region has had consequences that have forever changed the United States and the Middle East, with the rise of al Qaeda and the turbulent occupation of Iraq being the latest examples. Crisis and Crossfire surveys and analyzes the broad contours of U.S. involvement in the region. It probes the reasons why the United States implemented various policies and assesses the wisdom of American leaders as they accepted greater responsibilities for preserving stability and security in the Middle East. Major themes include U.S.-Middle East policy in the context of the Cold War, the rise of Arab and Iranian nationalism, decolonization, the U.S. approach to the Arab-Israeli conflict, the politics of Western dependence on Middle Eastern oil, and America's military interventions, particularly its two wars against Iraq. This book's concise narrative and selection of primary-source documents make it an ideal introduction to U.S.-Middle East relations for students and for anyone with an interest in understanding the history behind today's events.
Author : Frederick Tilp
Publisher :
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 48,31 MB
Release : 1978
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : Andrea B. Rugh
Publisher : Springer
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 34,82 MB
Release : 2016-03-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1137566132
Christians in the Middle East have come under increasing pressure in recent years with the rise of radical Islam. In Egypt, the large Coptic Christian community has traditionally played an important political and historical role. This book examines Egyptian Christians' responses to sectarian pressures in both national and local contexts.
Author : Steven A. Cook
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 36,36 MB
Release : 2007-05
Category : History
ISBN : 0801885914
Ruling, but not governing : a logic of regime stability -- The Egyptian, Algerian, and Turkish military "enclaves" : the contours of the officers' autonomy -- The pouvoir militaire and the failure to achieve a "just mean" -- Institutionalizing a military-founded system -- Turkish paradox : Islamist political power and the Kemalist political order -- Toward a democratic transition? : weakening the patterns of political inclusion and exclusion.