American policy toward Israel : the power and limits of beliefs /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Thomas, Michael Tracy
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.
Series:	LSE international studies series ; 1
Subjects:	United States > Military policy. United States > Foreign relations > Israel. Israel > Foreign relations > United States. United States > Foreign relations > 1981-1989. United States > Foreign relations > 1989-
Online Access:	Table of contents only

Table of Contents:

Explaining the extra-special relationship
The pro-Israel community prior to 1981
Pro-Israel policy networks and the congressional playing field
Ronald Reagan : beliefs and policies
The AWACS sale : testing beliefs and political capabilities
The metamorphosis of the lobby, 1981-1988 : strength and division
Reagan after AWACS : policy as the product of unexamined beliefs and political constraint
George H.W. Bush, James Baker and Israel
The loan guarantees : new equilibrium, old result
Conclusions
Epilogue : George W. Bush : the war leader and the true believers.