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American sheikhs : two families, four generations, and the story of America's influence in the Middle East / Brian VanDeMark.
Van Pelt Library LG351.A72 V36 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- VanDeMark, Brian, 1960-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American University of Beirut--History.
- American University of Beirut.
- American University of Beirut--Influence.
- Bliss, Daniel, 1823-1916.
- Bliss, Daniel.
- Dodge, Bayard, 1888-1972.
- Dodge, Bayard.
- Civilization.
- History.
- Middle East--Civilization--American influences.
- Middle East.
- Physical Description:
- 252 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2012.
- Summary:
- Documents the founding and history of the American University of Beirut, alma mater to many of the biggest minds in Middle Eastern politics, focusing on the efforts of two dueling families to build a greater school than the other.
- Contents:
- Prologue: sailing to Beirut
- Daniel Bliss and American mission
- America encounters the Middle East
- Tradition versus modernity in the Middle East
- Howard Bliss and American nationalism
- America confronts great power politics in the Middle East
- Bayard Dodge and American idealism
- America in the postwar Middle East
- David Dodge and American frustration
- America in the contemporary Middle East.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781616144760
- 1616144769
- OCLC:
- 726821373
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