Terror, wars and the deepest mistrust have defined US relations with the Middle East. Since World War II, no region has proved more vital to US interests, nor more difficult to bend to those interests. Why have relations between these two regions been so difficult? Why have they been marked so consistently by failure? What needs to change? Douglas Little's work, the fruit of a lifetime's study, provides a complete history of the impassioned love-hate relationship between America and the Middle East. Charting the course of their affair since World War II, he has focused particularly on the complex, often inconsistent attitudes and interests that have shaped US policy in the region.

About the Author
Douglas Little is professor of history and dean of the college at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts. He is author of Malevolent Neutrality: The United States, Great Britain, and the Origins of the Spanish Civil War.

Reviews
'a useful corrective to American triumphalism...an exhaustive overview of the dominant economic, political and security concerns informing US policy ' Shelha Khan, The Muslim World Book Review



Book Information
ISBN 9781860648892
Author Douglas Little
Format Hardback
Page Count 408
Imprint I.B. Tauris
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC