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Freedom's unsteady march : America's role in building Arab democracy / Tamara Cofman Wittes.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wittes, Tamara Cofman, 1969-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Democracy--Middle East.
- Democracy.
- Democratization--Middle East.
- Democratization.
- Middle East--Foreign relations--United States.
- Middle East.
- United States--Foreign relations--Middle East.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (196 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "Dissects the Bush administration's failure to advance freedom in the Middle East. Lays out a strategy for committed U.S. promotion of democracy, arguing that only development of a more liberal and democratic politics in the Arab world can create a firmer foundation for Arab-American ties and secure U.S. long-term goals"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The end of Arab exceptionalism, and of America's own
- Democracy promotion in U.S. foreign policy
- The vanishing status quo
- Is democracy really necessary?
- The Bush record
- Overcoming ambivalence
- The Algerian nightmare
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- "A Saban Center at the Brookings Institution book"--Jacket.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-168) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780815794950
- 0815794959
- OCLC:
- 818846687
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