The Cold War and the Middle East

The Cold War and the Middle East / edited by Yezid Sayigh and Avi Shlaim.

The Middle East occupies a special place in the history of the Cold War. It was critical to its birth, critical to its life, and critical to its demise. The Middle East has always been the object of Great Power rivalries. Most of the existing literature on the subject focuses on the policies of the...

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Other Authors: Sāyigh, Yazīd, Shlaim, Avi
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford [England] : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 1997.
Subjects:
Cold War.
Middle East > Politics and government > 1979-
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Yezid Sayigh and Avi Shlaim
  • The Middle East, the great powers, and the Cold War / Fred Halliday
  • Egypt / Adeed Dawisha
  • Syria / Patrick Seale
  • Lebanon / Fawaz A. Gerges
  • Jordan / Lawrence Tal
  • The Palestinians / Yezid Sayigh
  • Israel / Efraim Karsh
  • Iraq / Charles Tripp
  • Iran / Shahram Chubin
  • Turkey / William Hale
  • Conclusion / Avi Shlaim.

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