Cargando…

Imperial Designs : War, Humiliation & the Making of History /

Since the age of Alexander the Great, waves of foreign armies have invaded the Middle East and South Asia to plunder their vast treasures. In Imperial Designs, Deepak Tripathi offers a powerful and unique analysis of how this volatile region has endured the manipulation and humiliation of war, espec...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Tripathi, Deepak
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, 2013.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo

MARC

LEADER 00000cam a22000004a 4500
001 musev2_42462
003 MdBmJHUP
005 20230905044440.0
006 m o d
007 cr||||||||nn|n
008 130501s2013 dcu o 00 0 eng d
020 |a 9781612346250 
020 |z 1612346243 
020 |z 1612346251 
020 |z 9781612346243 
035 |a (OCoLC)967540720 
040 |a MdBmJHUP  |c MdBmJHUP 
100 1 |a Tripathi, Deepak. 
245 1 0 |a Imperial Designs :   |b War, Humiliation & the Making of History /   |c Deepak Tripathi ; foreword by Johan Galtung. 
250 |a 1st ed. 
264 1 |a Washington, D.C. :  |b Potomac Books,  |c 2013. 
264 3 |a Baltimore, Md. :  |b Project MUSE,   |c 2017 
264 4 |c ©2013. 
300 |a 1 online resource (208 pages). 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a computer  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a online resource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
505 0 |a Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- Dynamic of imperialism -- A question of sanity -- The axis of evil and the great satan -- Iran's dialectic of anti-Americanism -- American empire in chaos -- Arabia and the West -- Iraq under occupation and dictatorship -- The betrayal of Palestinians -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 -- Appendix B: President Barack Obama's Cairo speech : remarks on a new beginning, June 4, 2009 -- Appendix C: President Obama's acceptance speech at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony, December 10, 2009 -- Appendix D: The Sykes-Picot agreement, 1916 -- Appendix E: Balfour Declaration, 1917 -- Appendix F: U.s. recognition of Israel : proclamation signed by Harry Truman, May 14, 1948 -- Appendix G: Excepts from Pentagon's plan : "Prevent the re-emergence of a new rival." 
520 |a Since the age of Alexander the Great, waves of foreign armies have invaded the Middle East and South Asia to plunder their vast treasures. In Imperial Designs, Deepak Tripathi offers a powerful and unique analysis of how this volatile region has endured the manipulation and humiliation of war, especially since World War I and the fall of the Ottoman Empire. He argues that these foreign invasions and the consequent ignominy of the defeated peoples of the regions have had far reaching consequences. Over the centuries, again and again, the conquered peoples have been left helpless, their shame o. 
588 |a Description based on print version record. 
651 7 |a Western countries.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01302083 
651 7 |a Middle East.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01241586 
651 6 |a Moyen-Orient  |x Relations exterieures  |z Occident. 
651 6 |a Moyen-Orient  |x Histoire  |y 21e siecle. 
651 6 |a Moyen-Orient  |x Histoire  |y 20e siecle. 
651 0 |a Middle East  |x Colonization. 
651 0 |a Western countries  |x Foreign relations  |z Middle East. 
651 0 |a Middle East  |x Foreign relations  |z Western countries. 
651 0 |a Middle East  |x History, Military  |y 21st century. 
651 0 |a Middle East  |x History, Military  |y 20th century. 
651 0 |a Middle East  |x History  |y 21st century. 
651 0 |a Middle East  |x History  |y 20th century. 
650 7 |a Diplomatic relations.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01907412 
650 7 |a Colonization.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst00868483 
655 7 |a Military history.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01411630 
655 7 |a History.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 
655 7 |a Electronic books.   |2 local 
710 2 |a Project Muse.  |e distributor 
830 0 |a Book collections on Project MUSE. 
856 4 0 |z Texto completo  |u https://projectmuse.uam.elogim.com/book/42462/ 
945 |a Project MUSE - Custom Collection 
945 |a Project MUSE - Archive Middle Eastern Studies Supplement II 
945 |a Project MUSE - Archive Complete Supplement V 
945 |a Project MUSE - Archive History Supplement V