American sheikhs
Subtitle: two families, four generations, and the story of America's influence in the Middle East
By: by Brian VanDeMark
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Amherst, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9781616144760
Subjects: American University of Beirut; Civilization; Influence; American influences; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue: sailing to Beirut; title: Daniel Bliss and American mission; title: America encounters the Middle East; title: Tradition versus modernity in the Middle East; title: Howard Bliss and American nationalism; title: America confronts great power politics in the Middle East; title: Bayard Dodge and American idealism; title: America in the postwar Middle East; title: David Dodge and American frustration; title: America in the contemporary Middle East.