Screen LibraryAmerican sheikhs：two families, four generations, and the story of America's influence in the Middle East
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Prometheus Books,
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| Publisher Address: | Amherst, N.Y. |
| Publication Dates: | 2012. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | 252 p., [8] p. of plates: ill., map ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781616144760 (cloth : alk. paper) 1616144769 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | G649 |
| CLC: | G649.370.8 |
| Call Number: | G649.370.8/V226 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-237) and index. Prologue : sailing to Beirut -- Daniel Bliss and American mission -- America encounters the Middle East -- Tradition versus modernity in the Middle East -- Howard Bliss and American nationalism -- America confronts great power politics in the Middle East -- Bayard Dodge and American idealism -- America in the postwar Middle East -- David Dodge and American frustration -- America in the contemporary Middle East -- Appendix : prominent living AUB alumni. |