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Power, Faith, and Fantasy: America in the Middle East
Michael B. Oren
1776 to the Present
W. W. Norton
January 2007
On Sale: January 16, 2007
672 pages ISBN: 0393058263 EAN: 9780393058260 Hardcover
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Non-Fiction History
The history of America's political, military, and
intellectual involvement in the Middle East from George
Washington to George W. Bush. From the first cannonballs fired by American warships at
North African pirates to the conquest of Falluja by the
Marines—from the early American explorers who probed the
sources of the Nile to the diplomats who strove for
Arab-Israeli peace—the United States has been dramatically
involved in the Middle East. For well over two centuries,
American statesmen, merchants, and missionaries, both men
and women, have had a profound impact on the shaping of this
crucial region. Yet their story has never been told until
now. Drawing on thousands of government documents and
personal letters, featuring original maps and over sixty
photographs, this book reconstructs the diverse and
remarkable ways in which Americans have interacted with this
alluring yet often hostile land stretching from Morocco to
Iran, from the Persian Gulf to the Bosporus. Covering over
230 years of history, Power, Faith, and Fantasy is an
indispensable work for anyone interested in understanding
the roots of America's Middle East involvement today. 68
illustrations; 4 maps.
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