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American Arabists in the Cold War Middle East, 1946-75 : from Orientalism to professionalism / Teresa Fava Thomas.

Author/creator Thomas, Teresa Fava author.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info London ; New York, NY : Anthem Press, 2016.
Descriptionviii, 256 pages ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)
Arabists--United States --History --20th century.
Cold War.
United States--Foreign relations --Middle East.
Middle East--Foreign relations --United States.
United States--Foreign relations --1945-1989.
Series Anthem Middle East studies
Anthem Middle East studies. ^A1271739
Contents Introduction: America's Middle East area experts -- The orientalists fade away -- The Middle East hands emerge -- Landfall: language training at Beirut, 1946 -- Filling the Cold War linguist gap: the Middle East Area Program in Beirut -- "The departure of kings, old men, and Christians": the Eisenhower years -- Quiet diplomacy in action: the Kennedy and Johnson years -- Kissinger's Arabesque: the Nixon and Ford years -- Epilogue: Beirut axioms: lessons learned by the Middle East hands.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2016003919
ISBN9781783085088
ISBN1783085088 hardback alkaline paper
ISBN9781783085095 paperback alkaline paper
ISBN1783085096 paperback alkaline paper

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