Isbn: 9781595586445 - three kings: the rise of an american empire in the middle east after world war ii (24 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: Good. An authoritative portrait of America's ascent in the Middle East during and following WWII, which reveals the full story of the scramble for political influence, oil concessions and a new military presence based on airpower and generous US aid to shady regimes in Saudi Arabia, Iran, Egypt and Iraq. Marshalling new and revelatory evidence from the archives, Lloyd Gardner weaves together three decades of US moves in the region to offer the first history of America's efforts to supplant the British Empire in the Middle East.…

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. An authoritative portrait of America's ascent in the Middle East during and following WWII, which reveals the full story of the scramble for political influence, oil concessions and a new military presence based on airpower and generous US aid to shady regimes in Saudi Arabia, Iran, Egypt and Iraq. Marshalling new and revelatory evidence from the archives, Lloyd Gardner weaves together three decades of US moves in the region to offer the first history of America's efforts to supplant the British Empire in the Middle East.…

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Condición: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condición: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condición: Good. An authoritative portrait of America's ascent in the Middle East during and following WWII, which reveals the full story of the scramble for political influence, oil concessions and a new military presence based on airpower and generous US aid to shady regimes in Saudi Arabia, Iran, Egypt and Iraq. Marshalling new and revelatory evidence from the archives, Lloyd Gardner weaves together three decades of US moves in the region to offer the first history of America's efforts to supplant the British Empire in the Middle East.…

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. An authoritative portrait of America's ascent in the Middle East during and following WWII, which reveals the full story of the scramble for political influence, oil concessions and a new military presence based on airpower and generous US aid to shady regimes in Saudi Arabia, Iran, Egypt and Iraq. Marshalling new and revelatory evidence from the archives, Lloyd Gardner weaves together three decades of US moves in the region to offer the first history of America's efforts to supplant the British Empire in the Middle East.…

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Condición: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condición: New. Editor(s): Gardner, Lloyd C. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 304. . 2011. paperback. Not a first edition copy. . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condición: New. Editor(s): Gardner, Lloyd C. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 304. . 2011. paperback. Not a first edition copy. . . .

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Minimal shelf wear, clean internals. May have remainder mark.

Paperback. Condición: Used-Very Good. Pap. Minor shelf-wear.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback or Softback. Condición: New. Three Kings: The Rise of an American Empire in the Middle East After World War II. Book.

Condición: New.

Condición: Good.

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 260 pages. 8.00x5.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

paperback. Condición: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - The "absorbing and often provocative" (Booklist) backstory to America's current predicament in the Middle East, with frightening relevance for the distant prospect of peace and stability in the region today "Gardner's meticulous review and perceptive analysis provide a rich background for understanding what is unfolding today, and is likely to persist." Noam ChomskyIn an account of the U.S. role in the Middle East, Three Kings is an "erudite, persuasively argued, and lucid" (Publishers Weekly) narrative of America's deep and tangled relationships in the region.Three Kings reveals a story of America's scramble for political influence, oil concessions, and a new military presence based on airpower and generous American aid to shaky regimes in Saudi Arabia, Iran, Egypt, and Iraq. Deftly weaving together three decades of U.S. moves in the region, Lloyd Gardner delves into early American efforts to support the influence the Saudi regime (including the creation of Dhahran air base, the target of Osama bin Laden's first terrorist attack in 1996); the CIA-engineered coup in Iran; Nasser's Egypt; and, finally, the rise of Iraq as a major petroleum power.As American policy makers and military planners grapple with a radically new and rapidly shifting political landscape in this vital region, Gardner uncovers "valuable new factual evidence . . . ably guid[ing] the reader through the perilous chess game that has played out in the region since World War II" (Kirkus Reviews).…

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Condición: New. &Uumlber den AutorLloyd C. Gardner is the Charles and Mary Beard Professor of History at Rutgers University and the author or editor of more than a dozen books, including The Long Road to Baghdad. He lives in Newtown.

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