Spheres of Intervention: Us Foreign Policy and the Collapse of Lebanon, 1967–1976 - Couverture rigide

Stocker, James R.

 
9781501700774: Spheres of Intervention: Us Foreign Policy and the Collapse of Lebanon, 1967–1976
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1501700774 ISBN 13 : 9781501700774
Editeur : Cornell University Press, 2016

Synopsis

In Spheres of Intervention, James R. Stocker examines the history of diplomatic relations between the United States and Lebanon during a transformational period for Lebanon and a time of dynamic changes in US policy toward the Middle East. Drawing on tens of thousands of pages of declassified materials from US archives and a variety of Arabic and other non-English sources, Stocker provides a new interpretation of Lebanon's slide into civil war, as well as insight into the strategy behind US diplomatic initiatives toward the Arab-Israeli conflict. During this period, Stocker argues, Lebanon was often a pawn in the games of larger powers. The stability of Lebanon was an aim of US policy at a time when Israel's borders with Egypt and Jordan were in active contention. Following the June 1967 Arab-Israeli War, the internal political situation in Lebanon became increasingly unstable due to the regional military and political stalemate, the radicalization of the country's domestic politics, and the appearance of Palestinian militias on Lebanese territory. US officials were more deeply involved in Lebanese affairs than most outside the region realized. After a series of internal crises in 1969, 1970, and 1973, civil war broke out in Lebanon in 1975. The conflict reached a temporary halt after a Syrian military intervention the following year, but this was only an end to the first stage of what would be a sixteen-year civil war. During these crises, the US sought to help the Lebanese government in a variety of ways, including providing military aid to the Lebanese military, convincing Arab countries to take measures to help the Lebanese government, mediating Lebanon's relations with Israel, and even supporting certain militias.

Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

À propos de l?auteur

James R. Stocker is Assistant Professor of International Affairs at Trinity Washington University.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
Cornell University Press
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1501700774
ISBN 13 
9781501700774
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
296
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9781501790348: Spheres of Intervention: US Foreign Policy and the Collapse of Lebanon, 1967–1976

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  150179034X ISBN 13 :  9781501790348
Editeur : Cornell University Press, 2027
Couverture souple