Epic encounters : culture, media, and U.S. interests in the Middle East since 1945 /

This book examines how popular culture has shaped the ways Americans define their "interests" in the Middle East. In this book - brought up-to-date to include 9/11 and the war in Iraq - the author argues that U.S. foreign policy, while grounded in material and military realities, is also d...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McAlister, Melani, 1962- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2005.
Edición:Updated edition, with a post-9/11 chapter.
Colección:American crossroads.
Temas:
Since 1945
Mass media and public opinion > United States.
Public opinion > United States.
Médias et opinion publique > États-Unis.
Opinion publique > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
HISTORY > Middle East > General.
Civilization
Diplomatic relations
Mass media and public opinion
Public opinion
Public opinion, American
Middle East > Foreign relations > United States.
United States > Foreign relations > Middle East.
Middle East > Foreign public opinion, American.
United States > Civilization > 1945-
Moyen-Orient > Relations extérieures > États-Unis.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > Moyen-Orient.
États-Unis > Civilisation > 1945-
Middle East
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : Middle East Interests
  • "Benevolent Supremacy" : The Biblical Epic at the Dawn of the American Century, 1947-1960
  • The Middle East in African American Cultural Politics, 1955-1972
  • King Tut, Commodity Nationalism, and the Politics of Oil, 1973-1979
  • The Good Fight : Israel after Vietnam, 1972-1980
  • Iran, Islam, and the Terrorist Threat, 1979-1989
  • Military Multiculturalism in the Gulf War and After, 1990-1999
  • Conclusion : 9/11 and After : Snapshots on the Road to Empire.

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