Power, faith, and fantasy : America in the Middle East, 1776 to the present /

Drawing on thousands of government documents and personal letters, featuring original maps and over sixty photographs, this book reconstructs the diverse and remarkable ways in which Americans have interacted with this alluring yet often hostile land stretching from Morocco to Iran, from the Persian...

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Main Author: Oren, Michael B., 1955- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W.W. Norton and Company, [2007]
Edition:First edition.
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Summary:Drawing on thousands of government documents and personal letters, featuring original maps and over sixty photographs, this book reconstructs the diverse and remarkable ways in which Americans have interacted with this alluring yet often hostile land stretching from Morocco to Iran, from the Persian Gulf to the Bosporus.--From publisher description.
Item Description:Color maps on lining papers.
Physical Description:xxii, 778 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 685-733) and index.
ISBN:9780393058260
0393058263
9780393330304
0393330303