02431cam a22003495i 4500 27820 27791 4035108 EG-ScBUE 20191211124127.0 980724s1999 enk f b 001 0 eng d 9780521639576 (pbk.) (DLC) 98038600 DLC eng rda DLC DLC EG-ScBUE aw----- n-us--- 327.73017671 GER 22 Gerges, Fawaz A, 1958- author. 15527 America and political Islam : clash of cultures or clash of interests? / Fawaz A. Gerges, Sarab Lawrence College. Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1999. xiii, 282 pages ; 24 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. This book chronicles the policy debates on Islamism in the United States over the course of time, providing a comprehensive account of the origins of policy followed by a balanced critique and recommendations for change. It then delves deeper into the US political scene to analyze the historical, political, cultural, and security issues that might help explain America's preoccupation with Islam and Muslims. Furthermore, the author sheds much light on the multiplicity of regional and international factors, such as the political decay of the Middle Eastern state and the end of the Cold War, that shape the thinking of US officials about the contemporary Islamist phenomenon. In addition to examining the domestic, regional, and international context of US Islam policy, the book applies and tests the pronouncements of US officials in four representative case studies--Iran, Algeria, Egypt and Turkey. Finally, Gerges addresses the clash of civilizations debate and assesses the relative weight of culture and values in US officials' words and deeds on Islamism. Islam and world politics. BUEsh Middle East Foreign relations United States. BUEsh United States Foreign relations Middle East. BUEsh MASPPSS BUSBOL November2019 Reading book Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam029/98038600.html Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam025/98038600.html ddc BB 0 0 ddc 0 0 Baccah MAIN MAIN 1ST 2019-11-24 Purchase 440.00 2 9 327.73017671 GER 000048302 2026-06-02 2025-10-06 00:00:00 2025-10-06 550.00 2019-11-24 BB