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What the Arabs Think of America

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Informationen zum Autor Andrew Hammond is a journalist who has written extensively about the Middle East, reporting from many countries including Egypt, Sudan, Israel and the occupied territories, and Iraq. He is currently Reuters Senior Correspondent in Saudi Arabia. He is the author of Popular Culture in the Arab World (2004). Klappentext For hundreds of years, pilgrims to Mecca have paused in the narrow mountain pass known as Mina to cast stones at the three pillars of the Jamaraat in a symbolic casting out of the Devil. Recently, someone added graffiti to the central pillar, four Latin letters of the English script - Bush. These days, Americans and America provoke strong opinions from Arabs of all sorts, from politicians and journalists to the ordinary men and women of 'Arab Street'. Their voices aren't always heard in the West, but for over a decade British journalist Andrew Hammond, based in the Middle East, has been listening to what they have to say, and in this book they are heard loud and clear. Many of the issues are political. What do the Arabs think of American support for Israel or its close relationship with Saudi Arabia? How have they reacted to the American occupation of Iraq? But American influence in the Arab world isn't limited to politics. What is the Arab view of American film, television or the latest hip-hop or rap music? And what, for that matter, do Arabs think of Americans themselves, their life-style, attitudes and character? Incorporating interviews with individuals of all sorts from all over the Arab world, What the Arabs Think of America gives voice to the unheard partner in a relationship in crisis.After an introductory chapter describing the historical background, six chapters are devoted to issues of crucial importance to Arabs: 1) 'Domestic America' (exploring Arab enthusiasm for American pop culture, admiration for the US as a land of freedom, and ambivalence about religion in America); 2) 'The Palestinians' (showing how US policy towards Israel and Palestine has come to dominate Arab views of the US in recent years); 3) 'The Iraq Project' (articulating Arab theories about American motives for the invasion and reactions to the occupation, including the Abu Ghraib scandal); 4) 'Peace with Egypt' (highlighting the general Arab view that America's brokerage of the 1979 Camp David agreement deliberately split the Arab world in its opposition to Israel); 5) 'The House of Saud' (reviewing Arab distrust of the close relationship between the ruling Saudi royal family and the US since the monarchy allowed US companies to drill for oil in the 1930s); and 6) 'The Sudanese Card' (exploring Arab dismay at American support of south Sudanese Christian separatists at war with the Islamic north). A short chapter speculating on likely future developments in the Arab-America relationship concludes the book. A Chronology, Glossary (of Arab institutions, political parties, historical events, etc.), Biographies (of key Arab figures) and Bibliography help orientate the reader. Zusammenfassung What do the Arabs think of American support for Israel or its close relationship with Saudi Arabia? How have they reacted to the American occupation of Iraq? Incorporating interviews with individuals of various sorts from Arab world! this work aims to give voice to ordinary Arabs with strong views on American involvement in the Middle East. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Chapter 1America in the Arab World Chapter 2Domestic America Chapter 3The Palestinians Chapter 4The Iraq Project Chapter 5Peace with Egypt Chapter 6The House of Saud Chapter 7The Sudanese Card Chapter 8Conclusion Chronology Glossary People Notes Bibliography Index...

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Authors Andrew Hammond, Andrew (Swansea Institute of Higher Education UK) Hammond, Hammond Andrew
Publisher Greenwood Press
 
Languages English
Age Recommendation ages 7 to 17
Product format Hardback
Released 23.04.2007
 
EAN 9781846450006
ISBN 978-1-84645-000-6
No. of pages 256
Subjects Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore

USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, Politics & government, United States of America, USA, Politics and government, Race and Ethnicity: Middle Eastern American Studies

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