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

by Teresa Fava Thomas

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1785271806
• ISBN13: 9781785271809
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"