Envisioning the Arab Future - Modernization in Us-Arab Relations, 1945-1967

This book reinterprets US-Arab relations by examining conflicts between American Cold War policies and the modernizing visions of Arab nationalists, Islamists, and communists.

List of contents

Introduction. The 'history of the future'; 1. The age of speed; 2. Imperial legacies; 3. City of the future; 4. Yeoman farmers; 5. People's court; 6. New men; 7. Changing course; Conclusion. A better future; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Nathan J. Citino is Associate Professor of History at Rice University, Houston. Dr Citino received his Ph.D. from Ohio State University and completed an Arabic program at the University of Chicago. He is the author of From Arab Nationalism to OPEC: Eisenhower, King Sa'ud, and the Making of US-Saudi Relations (2010) and articles published in journals including Diplomacy and Statecraft, the International Journal of Middle East Studies, and Cold War History. A former associate editor of Diplomatic History, Dr Citino is the recipient of fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies and the Institute of Advanced Study, Durham.

Summary

Based on research in Arabic and English, this book analyzes US-Arab conflicts over modernization. Challenging assumptions about a 'clash of civilizations', it shows how Americans and Arabs including nationalists, Islamists, and communists debated the Arab future within a shared set of Cold War-era ideas about progress.

Product details

• Authors: Nathan Citino, Nathan J. Citino, Nathan J. (Rice University Citino, CITINO NATHAN J.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781108741835
• ISBN: 978-1-108-74183-5
• No. of pages: 344
• Series: Global and International Histo; Global and International History; Global and International Histo
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; USA, 20. Jahrhundert (1900 bis 1999 n. Chr.), Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, International Relations, HISTORY / Middle East / Arabian Peninsula, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, c 1950 to c 1959, Middle Eastern history, Arabian Peninsula, History of the Americas, C 1945 To C 1960