Based on research in Arabic and English, this book analyzes US-Arab conflicts over modernization. Challenging assumptions about a 'clash of civilizations', it shows how Americans and Arabs including nationalists, Islamists, and communists debated the Arab future within a shared set of Cold War-era ideas about progress.
Based on research in Arabic and English, this book analyzes US-Arab conflicts over modernization. Challenging assumptions about a 'clash of civilizations', it shows how Americans and Arabs including nationalists, Islamists, and communists debated the Arab future within a shared set of Cold War-era ideas about progress.
Nathan J. Citino is Associate Professor of History at Rice University, Houston. Dr Citino received his Ph.D. from Ohio State University and completed an Arabic program at the University of Chicago. He is the author of From Arab Nationalism to OPEC: Eisenhower, King Sa'ud, and the Making of US-Saudi Relations (2010) and articles published in journals including Diplomacy and Statecraft, the International Journal of Middle East Studies, and Cold War History. A former associate editor of Diplomatic History, Dr Citino is the recipient of fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies and the Institute of Advanced Study, Durham.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction. The 'history of the future' 1. The age of speed 2. Imperial legacies 3. City of the future 4. Yeoman farmers 5. People's court 6. New men 7. Changing course Conclusion. A better future Bibliography Index.
Introduction. The 'history of the future' 1. The age of speed 2. Imperial legacies 3. City of the future 4. Yeoman farmers 5. People's court 6. New men 7. Changing course Conclusion. A better future Bibliography Index.
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