Israel, a Beachhead in the Middle East: From European Colony to Us Power Projection Platform

Challenges the specious argument that Israel controls US foreign policy, tracing the development of the self-declared Jewish state, from its conception in the ideas of Theodore Herzl, to its birth as a European colony, through its efforts to suppress regional liberation movements, to its emergence as an extension of the Pentagon.

About the author

Stephen Gowans is an independent political analyst and author of two acclaimed books, Washington's Long War on Syria (2017) and Patriots, Traitors, and Empires: The Story of Korea's Struggle for Freedom (2018), both published by Baraka Books.

Summary

Challenges the specious argument that Israel controls US foreign policy, tracing the development of the self-declared Jewish state, from its conception in the ideas of Theodore Herzl, to its birth as a European colony, through its efforts to suppress regional liberation movements, to its emergence as an extension of the Pentagon.

Product details

• Authors: Stephen Gowans
• Publisher: Baraka Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2019
• EAN: 9781771861830
• ISBN: 978-1-77186-183-0
• No. of pages: 290
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 229 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 318 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science