U.S.-Middle East historical encounters : a critical survey / edited by Abbas Amanat and Magnus T. Be...
U.S.-Middle East historical encounters : a critical survey / edited by Abbas Amanat and Magnus T. Be...
U.S.-Middle East historical encounters : a critical survey / edited by Abbas Amanat and Magnus T. Bernhardsson.
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Publisher
Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2007.
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N303.48273/ 21
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Language
English
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Physical content
242 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Introduction. From "disinterested benevolence" to "benevolent hegemony" : the development of the U.S./Middle Eastern relationship / Magnus T. Bernhardsson -- On the formal study of Near Eastern languages in America, 1770-1930 / Benjamin R. Foster -- American Palestine : Herman Melville, Mark Twain,...
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Publisher
Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2007.
Place of Publication
Florida
Date Published
c2007.
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Summary
"At a time when relations between the United States and the Middle East seem to be based on mutual misunderstandings, intolerance, violence, and distrust, this cutting-edge collection of essays reveals that the history of this relationship is richer and more complex than recent events suggest." "Written by leading scholars from literary, historical...
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U.S.-Middle East historical encounters : a critical survey / edited by Abbas Amanat and Magnus T. Bernhardsson.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2007.
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N303.48273/ 21
Record Identifier
74VK3KybL5Xl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK3KybL5Xl
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ISBN
0813031478 (alk. paper)
9780813031477 (alk. paper)
DDC
303.48273056
MMS ID
991023727889702626
