Lyndon Johnson and the Postwar Order in the Middle East, 19621967

This book discusses American–Egyptian relations from 1962 to the eve of the Six-Day War in June 1967. The author examines how the decline of diplomacy between the United States and Egypt endangered the Postwar Petroleum Order during the Lyndon B. Johnson years and led to the outbreak of the Six-Day War.

List of contents

Chapter 1: The Historical Legacy
Chapter 2: Nasserism and American Cold War Policy
Chapter 3: The Syrian Dilemma & Nasser's Yemeni Labyrinth, 1962-1963
Chapter 4: Phantom Governments and the Portents of War
Chapter 5: Out of the Void: Lyndon Johnson & MENA
Chapter 6: Palestine, Hydropolitics, and Lbj
Chapter 7: End of the Beginning of the American-Egyptian Relations in 1964
Chapter 8: Britain's Cold War with Nasser East of Suez
Chapter 9: Conclusion

About the author

Alexander M. Shelby is associate professor at Indian River State College.

Summary

This book discusses American–Egyptian relations from 1962 to the eve of the Six-Day War in June 1967. The author examines how the decline of diplomacy between the United States and Egypt endangered the Postwar Petroleum Order during the Lyndon B. Johnson years and led to the outbreak of the Six-Day War.

Product details

• Authors: Alexander M. Shelby
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2021
• EAN: 9781793643575
• ISBN: 978-1-79364-357-5
• No. of pages: 178
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Africa / North, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, International Relations, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, African History, History of the Americas, North Africa