With the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, America's
relationship with the Middle East exploded to the forefront of our
national consciousness. Looking back more than a half-century,
Douglas Little offers valuable, historical context for anyone
seeking a better understanding of this complicated relationship. He
explores the encounters between the United States and the Middle
East since 1945, focusing particularly on the complex, sometimes
inconsistent attitudes and interests that have shaped U.S.
relations in the region.
Little begins by exposing the persistence of "orientalist"
stereotypes in American popular culture and then examines U.S.
policy toward the Middle East from many angles. Chapters focus on
America's increasing dependence on petroleum; U.S.-Israeli
relations; the threat of communism; the rise of revolutionary
nationalist movements in Egypt, Iran, Iraq, and Libya; the futility
of U.S. military and covert intervention; and the unsuccessful
attempt to broker a "peace-for-land" settlement between the
Israelis and the Palestinians. The overarching theme of the book is
that a combination of American omnipotence and profound cultural
misunderstanding ensured that the United States would encounter
trouble in the Middle East after 1945 and that those forces
continue to bedevil the relationship between these vastly different
cultures to the present day.
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