American Orientalism: The United States and the Middle East since 1945

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American Orientalism: The United States and the Middle East since 1945

Douglas Little also explores the stormy American relationship with the Middle East from World War II through the war in Iraq.

Focusing particularly on the complex and often inconsistent attitudes and interests that helped put the United States on a collision course.

After documenting the persistence of “orientalist” stereotypes in American popular culture, Little examines oil, Israel, and also other aspects.

He concludes that a peculiar blend of arrogance and ignorance has led American officials to overestimate their ability.

For this updated third edition, Little covers events through 2007, including a new chapter on the Bush Doctrine.

Demonstrating that in many important ways, George W. Bush’s Middle Eastern policies mark a sharp break with the past.