Perceptions of Palestine - Their Influence on U.s. Middle East Policy

Informationen zum Autor Kathleen Christison ! a freelance writer and former CIA analyst! has written on Middle East affairs for over twenty-five years. She lives in Santa Fe! New Mexico. Klappentext "Christison weaves together the complex strands of American thinking regarding Palestine. Her superb book will undoubtedly result in heated debates among policy- makers and journalists."-Ann M. Lesch! author of Arab Politics in Palestine! 1917-1939 Zusammenfassung For most of the 20th century, considered opinion in the US regarding Palestine has favored the inherent right of Jews to exist in the Holy Land. That Palestinians, as a native population, could claim the same right has been largely ignored. This book shows how the endurance of such assumptions has impeded a resolution to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Palestinians in the Nineteenth-Century Mind 2. Woodrow Wilson: "Rising Above" Self-Determination 3· Franklin Roosevelt: Locked In 4· Harry Truman: History Belongs to the Victors 5· Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson: Possession Is Nine-Tenths of the Law 6. Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford: An Unrecognizable Episode 7· Jimmy Carter: Making a Difference 8. Ronald Reagan: Missed Opportunities 9· George Bush: No Illusions 10. The Pictures in Our Heads 11. Afterword: Clinton's Legacy Notes Selected Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Kathleen Christison, Christison Kathleen, Kathleen Christison
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.11.2001
• EAN: 9780520217188
• ISBN: 978-0-520-21718-8
• No. of pages: 399
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; USA, 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Middle East / Israel & Palestine, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, International Relations, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, Middle Eastern history, Palestine