Perilous power

the Middle East & U.S. foreign policy : dialogues on terror, democracy, war, and justice

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276 pages

English language

Published Nov. 19, 2007 by Paradigm Publishers.

ISBN:
978-1-59451-312-1
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OCLC Number:
70630340

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The volatile Middle East is a region of vast resources, frequent crises and long-standing conflicts, as well as a major source of international tensions and a key site of direct US intervention.Noam Chomsky, the preeminent critic on US foreign policy, and Gilbert Achcar, a leading Middle East specialist, bring a keen understanding of the Middle East and the role of the US, covering such key topics as terrorism, fundamentalism, oil and democracy, as well as the war in Afghanistan, the invasion and occupation of Iraq, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the origins of US foreign policy.

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Subjects

  • Terrorism -- Government policy -- United States
  • Iraq War, 2003- -- Protest movements -- United States
  • Insurgency -- Iraq
  • Democracy -- Middle East
  • Middle East -- Foreign relations -- United States
  • United States -- Foreign relations -- Middle East