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Beyond America's grasp : a century of failed diplomacy in the Middle East /

Middle East expert Stephen P. Cohen traces U.S. policy in the region back to the breakup of the Ottoman Empire, when the Great Powers failed to take crucial steps. He sees in that early failure a pattern shaping the conflicts since then--and America's role in them. A century ago, there emerged...

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Main Author:	Cohen, Stephen P., 1945-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	United States > Foreign relations > Middle East. Middle East > Foreign relations > United States. United States > Foreign relations > 20th century. United States > Foreign relations > 21st century.

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