Eisenhower, MacMillan and the Problem of Nasser: Anglo-American Relations and Arab Nationalism, 1955-59

by Nigel John Ashton

The years 1955-59 were a vital transitional period for the Anglo-American relationship in the Middle East. British and American leaders sought to protect cold war and oil interests in the region against the background of a renaissance of Arab nationalism personified by the Egyptian leader Nasser. With the aid of extensive declassified official documentation, this study traces the British and American responses to the Turco-Iraqi Pact of 1955, the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333644557
• ISBN13: 9780333644553
• Release Date: November 1996
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 273 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"