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Syria and the USA : Washington's relations with Damascus from Wilson to Eisenhower /
The early years of Syrian-US relations can be described as hopes dashed, hopes revived. Although American missionaries had visited the Middle East in the nineteenth century, it was not until after World War I that Syrian and US dignitaries met in an official capacity. The relationship had its ups-an...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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London :
I.B. Tauris,
2012.
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| Series: | Library of international relations (Series) ;
56. Library of International Relations. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | The early years of Syrian-US relations can be described as hopes dashed, hopes revived. Although American missionaries had visited the Middle East in the nineteenth century, it was not until after World War I that Syrian and US dignitaries met in an official capacity. The relationship had its ups-and-downs: warm under Woodrow Wilson; virtually non-existent under Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge; revived under Franklin Roosevelt when Syria sided with the Allies to declare war on Nazi Germany. In the aftermath of World War II the relationship took a new turn, as the US was accused of involveme. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (224 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-201) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780857721488 0857721488 9780857730671 0857730673 |