Syria and the USA Washington's relations with Damascus from Wilson to Eisenhower /
The early years of Syrian-US relations can be described as hopes dashed, hopes revived. Although American missionaries had visited the Middle East in the nineteenth century, it was not until after World War I that Syrian and US dignitaries met in an official capacity. The relationship had its ups-an...
Основен автор: | Moubayed, Sami M. |
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Формат: | Електронен |
Език: | English |
Публикувано: |
London :
I.B. Tauris,
2012.
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Серия: |
Library of international relations (Series) ;
56. Library of International Relations. |
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Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=462752 |
Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Syria and the USA : Washington's Relations with Damascus from Wilson to Eisenhower. |
Резюме: |
The early years of Syrian-US relations can be described as hopes dashed, hopes revived. Although American missionaries had visited the Middle East in the nineteenth century, it was not until after World War I that Syrian and US dignitaries met in an official capacity. The relationship had its ups-and-downs: warm under Woodrow Wilson; virtually non-existent under Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge; revived under Franklin Roosevelt when Syria sided with the Allies to declare war on Nazi Germany. In the aftermath of World War II the relationship took a new turn, as the US was accused of involveme. |
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Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (224 pages). |
Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-201) and index. |
ISBN: |
9780857721488 0857721488 9780857730671 0857730673 |