02423nam a2200349 a 4500 ASIN1845113934 OSt 20170105102905.0 131022s2007 xxu eng d 1845113934 (hardcover) $115.00 9781845113933 (hardcover) a DS63.2.U5 327.73 BAR 2007 Barrett, Roby C. The greater middle east and the cold war : us foreign policy under eisenhower and kennedy / Roby C. Barrett. [S.l.] : I. B. Tauris, 2007. 496 p. ; 24 cm. Library of international relations. 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 East. Cold War (1945-1989) Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 International relations Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 Middle East Political science United States World politics Library of international relations. Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1845113934/chopaconline-20 ddc BK 14845 14845 0 0 0 0 NFIC CIPS CIPS GEN 2013-10-02 0 327.73 BAR 2007 CIPS0002185 2013-10-22 2013-10-22 BK