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Jimmy Carter and the Middle East : the politics of presidential diplomacy
- Title
- Jimmy Carter and the Middle East : the politics of presidential diplomacy / Daniel Strieff.
- Author
- Strieff, Daniel, 1977-
- Publication
- New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
- ©2015
- Supplementary Content
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- Description
- xi, 270 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- "Based on newly declassified documents, this book offers a provocative new analysis of President Jimmy Carter's political role in Arab-Israeli diplomacy. It sets forth a novel analysis of the reflexive relationship between domestic politics and foreign policy, especially the role the American Jewish community and pro-Israel lobby groups like AIPAC played in the development and promulgation of Carter's Arab-Israeli policy. As Carter became directly involved in fostering an Egyptian-Israeli dialogue, the Camp David Accords, the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty, and the beginning of Palestinian autonomy talks, his positions grew intertwined with U.S. politics. This dynamic is not unique in American history, but in Carter's term it exerted unprecedented influence both on Arab-Israeli policy and his domestic standing. The insights revealed by this new research shed a revealing light on current issues with the American political process and the Middle East"--
- Series Statement
- Middle East today
- Uniform Title
- Middle East today.
- Subject
- Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
- Israel-Arab War (1973) > Peace
- 1900 - 1999
- Israel-Arab War, 1973 > Peace
- Jews > United States > Politics and government > 20th century
- HISTORY / Middle East / Israel
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace
- Diplomatic relations
- Jews > Politics and government
- United States > Foreign relations > 1977-1981
- United States
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-262) and index.
- Contents
- Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction : President and Peacemaker -- 1. The Limits of Candor (January-May 1977) -- 2. "The Need for a Political Plan" (May-July 1977) -- 3. Firestorm Over US-Soviet Joint Communiqué (August-October, 1977) -- 4. "Cronkite Diplomacy, " Sadat's Jerusalem Initiative, and US Policy (November 1977-February 1978) -- 5. Capitol Hill Fight Over "Package" Airplane Deal (February-May 1978) -- 6. "Getting Control" at Camp David (June-September 1978) -- 7. Desperate Diplomacy and the Egypt-Israel Treaty (October 1978-March 1979) -- 8. Lines Blur as Election Approaches (April 1979-November 1980) -- Conclusion : Reconciling the Irreconcilable? -- Bibliography.
- Call Number
- JFD 15-4249
- ISBN
- 9781137499462
- 113749946X
- LCCN
- 2015002005
- OCLC
- 907127116
- Author
- Strieff, Daniel, 1977- author.
- Title
- Jimmy Carter and the Middle East : the politics of presidential diplomacy / Daniel Strieff.
- Publisher
- New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
- Copyright Date
- ©2015
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Middle East todayMiddle East today.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-262) and index.
- Connect to:
- Chronological Term
- 1900 - 1999
- Research Call Number
- JFD 15-4249