The United States and the Middle East, 1914 to 9/11
By: Salim Yaqub
Contributors: Teaching Company
Series: Great courses; Great courses
Publisher: Teaching Co.
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Chantilly, Va
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781565856868; 9791565856867
Subjects: Diplomatic relations; Foreign relations
Description: Discussion of foreign relations between the United States and the Middle East, from 1914 to September 11, 2001.
Notes: "Lecture transcript and course guidebook"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: pt. I: lecture l. A meeting of two worlds; title: lecture 2. Wilson & the breakup of the Ottoman Empire; title: lecture 3. The interwar period; title: lecture 4. United States & the Middle East during World War II; title: lecture 5. Origins of the Cold War in the Middle East; title: lecture 6. Truman and the creation of Israel; title: lecture 7. Eisenhower, the Cold War and the Middle East; title: lecture 8. The Suez crisis and Arab nationalism; title: lecture 9. Kennedy; title: engaging Middle eastern nationalism; title: lecture 10. Johnson; title: taking sides; title: lecture 11. The Six-day War; title: lecture 12. The Nixon doctrine and the Middle East; title: pt. II: lecture 13. The Yom Kippur War and Kissinger's diplomacy; title: lecture 14. Carter and Camp David; title: lecture 15. The Iranian Revolution and the hostage crisis; title: lecture 16. Era of limits; title: energy crises of the 1970's; title: lecture 17. The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan; title: lecture 18. Reagan and the Middle East; title: lecture 19. The first Palestinian Intifada; title: lecture 20. The Gulf War; title: lecture 21. The rise and fall of the Oslo Peace Process; title: lecture 22. The United States and the Kurds; title: lecture 23. The United States and Osama bin Laden; title: lecture 24. September 11 and its aftermath.