The greater middle east and the cold war : (Record no. 15670)
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| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | ASIN1848852614 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20170105102923.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 131209s2010 xxu eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 1848852614 (paperback) |
| Terms of availability | $32.00 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781848852617 (paperback) |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | 0 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Barrett, Roby C. |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The greater middle east and the cold war : |
| Remainder of title | us foreign policy under eisenhower and kennedy / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Roby C. Barrett. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | [S.l.] : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | I. B. Tauris, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2010. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 520 p. ; |
| Dimensions | 23 cm. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | At the height of the Cold War, the US sought to maintain power and influence in the Greater Middle East -- the region from Morocco to India -- in the context of a growing threat from Russia and the decline of British imperialism. This original and important study illuminates this tense period in international relations, offering many new insights into the global situation of the 1950s and 1960s. Roby Barrett casts fresh light on US foreign policy under Eisenhower and Kennedy, drawing on extensive research in archives and document collections from Kansas to Canberra and numerous interviews with key policy makers and observers from both the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations. He explores the application of the Cold War containment policy through economic development and security assistance, highlighting the fundamental similarities between the goals and application of foreign policy in the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations as well as the impact of British influence on the process. And in the process this book draws some unexpected conclusions, arguing that Eisenhower’s policies were ultimately more successful than Kennedy’s, and offers an important and revisionist contribution to our understanding of the Cold War and the Middle Eas |
| 856 ## - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Materials specified | Amazon.com |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1848852614/chopaconli">http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1848852614/chopaconli</a> |
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| Koha item type | Book |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Permanent Location | Current Location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Centre for International Peace & Stability (CIPS) | Centre for International Peace & Stability (CIPS) | General Stacks | 09/30/2013 | 327.73 BAR 2010 | CIPS0001552 | 12/09/2013 | 12/09/2013 | Book |