American Arabists in the Cold War Middle East, 1946–75: From Orientalism to Professionalism

Author:   Teresa Fava Thomas
Publisher:   Anthem Press
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9781785271809


Pages:   266
Publication Date:   30 September 2019
Format:   Paperback
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American Arabists in the Cold War Middle East, 1946–75: From Orientalism to Professionalism


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This book examines US State Department's Middle East area experts during the Cold War, known as Arabists or Middle East hands, showing how their backgrounds and education differed crucially from that of their predecessors. This study focuses on these individuals' transformative role in US foreign relations from the Eisenhower through the Ford administrations.

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Author:   Teresa Fava Thomas
Publisher:   Anthem Press
Imprint:   Anthem Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781785271809


ISBN 10:   1785271806
Pages:   266
Publication Date:   30 September 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction: America’s Middle East Area Experts; 1. The Orientalists Fade Away; 2. The Middle East Hands Emerge, or, Don't Worry Mother, Your Son Is in the ASTP; 3. Landfall:  Language Training at Beirut, 1946; 4. Filling the Cold War Linguist Gap: The Middle East Area Program in Beirut; 5. “The Departure of Kings, Old Men, and Christians”: The Eisenhower Years; 6. Quiet Diplomacy In Action: The Kennedy and Johnson Years; 7. Kissinger’s Arabesque: The Nixon And Ford Years; Epilogue: Beirut Axioms: Lessons Learned by the Middle East Hands; Appendix: Brief Biographies; Bibliography; Index

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Teresa Fava Thomas is a professor of history at Fitchburg State University in Massachusetts.

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