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Crisis and Crossfire
The United States and the Middle East Since 1945
by Peter L. Hahn
This title was previously available on NetGalley and is now archived.
Pub Date
Apr 01 2025
| Archive Date
Mar 31 2025
Description
Crisis and Crossfire traces the origins of the contemporary challenges facing the United States in the Middle East by analyzing the broad contours of U.S. policy in the region since the government’s first involvement there in the 1940s. Peter L. Hahn evaluates U.S. policy in the context of such global phenomena as the Cold War and the multipolar international order that emerged in the early 2000s. He explains how the United States has tried, with varying degrees of success, to curtail, modify, and channel Arab and Iranian nationalist movements to serve U.S. interests.
Crisis and Crossfire examines the U.S. approach to the Arab-Israeli conflict through eight decades, exploring the interstate wars of the 1940s–1980s, the quests to make peace in the 1970s–2010s, and the enduring strife between Israel and Palestine. Hahn details how the United States has assumed growing responsibility for regional stability and security in the Middle East since World War II, culminating in involvement in the Gulf War to liberate Kuwait and the invasions and occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq. This second edition provides an objective explanation of the Israeli-Palestinian Gaza War; the U.S. stand-off with Iran; the proxy wars in Lebanon, Yemen, Libya, and Syria; the threat of terrorism; and related topics.
Crisis and Crossfire traces the origins of the contemporary challenges facing the United States in the Middle East by analyzing the broad contours of U.S. policy in the region since the government’s...
Description
Crisis and Crossfire traces the origins of the contemporary challenges facing the United States in the Middle East by analyzing the broad contours of U.S. policy in the region since the government’s first involvement there in the 1940s. Peter L. Hahn evaluates U.S. policy in the context of such global phenomena as the Cold War and the multipolar international order that emerged in the early 2000s. He explains how the United States has tried, with varying degrees of success, to curtail, modify, and channel Arab and Iranian nationalist movements to serve U.S. interests.
Crisis and Crossfire examines the U.S. approach to the Arab-Israeli conflict through eight decades, exploring the interstate wars of the 1940s–1980s, the quests to make peace in the 1970s–2010s, and the enduring strife between Israel and Palestine. Hahn details how the United States has assumed growing responsibility for regional stability and security in the Middle East since World War II, culminating in involvement in the Gulf War to liberate Kuwait and the invasions and occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq. This second edition provides an objective explanation of the Israeli-Palestinian Gaza War; the U.S. stand-off with Iran; the proxy wars in Lebanon, Yemen, Libya, and Syria; the threat of terrorism; and related topics.
Advance Praise
“Crisis and Crossfire is a balanced and measured tour through the U.S. encounter with the Middle East since 1945. A survey with a point of view, it is interpretive without being polemical. The new chapters are marked by comprehensive coverage, evenhandedness, and true insight into both regional actors and U.S. policymakers.”—Mary Ann Heiss, author of Fulfilling the Sacred Trust
“Crisis and Crossfire provides near-encyclopedic details about the U.S. involvement in the Middle East in the past eighty years. With evenhanded analysis, Hahn lets readers draw their own conclusions. This is just the kind of book we need right now.”—Douglas Little, author of American Orientalism
“Crisis and Crossfire is a balanced and measured tour through the U.S. encounter with the Middle East since 1945. A survey with a point of view, it is interpretive without being polemical. The new...
Advance Praise
“Crisis and Crossfire is a balanced and measured tour through the U.S. encounter with the Middle East since 1945. A survey with a point of view, it is interpretive without being polemical. The new chapters are marked by comprehensive coverage, evenhandedness, and true insight into both regional actors and U.S. policymakers.”—Mary Ann Heiss, author of Fulfilling the Sacred Trust
“Crisis and Crossfire provides near-encyclopedic details about the U.S. involvement in the Middle East in the past eighty years. With evenhanded analysis, Hahn lets readers draw their own conclusions. This is just the kind of book we need right now.”—Douglas Little, author of American Orientalism
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Available Editions
EDITION |
Paperback |
ISBN |
9781640125773 |
PRICE |
$29.95 (USD)
|
PAGES |
336
|
Available on NetGalley
NetGalley Reader (PDF)
NetGalley Shelf App (PDF)
Send to Kindle (PDF)
Download (PDF)
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