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Nearest East : American millennialism and mission to the Middle East /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kieser, Hans-Lukas
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2010.
Series:Politics, history, and social change.
Subjects:
Israel > Relations > United States.
United States > Relations > Israel.
Middle East > Relations > United States.
United States > Relations > Middle East.
Christian Zionism > United States > History.
Missionaries > Middle East > History.
Missionaries > United States > History.
Christianity and politics > United States > History.
Millennialism > Political aspects > United States > History.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • The United States and the Near East, circa 1800
  • A quest for "Zion" and peace on Earth : mission to the Bible lands
  • Dream and trauma : missionary America and young Turkey, 1908-1923
  • Oil, Palestine-Israel, and empire of the good
  • American steps and shortcuts to "Zion" after 1967.