The United States, the Soviet Union and the Arab-Israeli conflict, 1948-67 : superpower rivalry / Joseph Heller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heller, Joseph, 1937- author.

Series:

Manchester Security, Conflict & Peace

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soviet Union--Fore.

Soviet Union.

United States--Foreign relations--Israel.

United States.

Israel--Foreign relations--Soviet Union.

Israel.

Israel--Foreign relations--United States.

Israel--Politics and government--1993-.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 286 pages) : illustrations, maps; digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First English-language edition.

Place of Publication:

Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2016.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A comprehensive history of the modern Middle East and Arab-Israeli conflict through the Cold War, focusing on relations between the region and the two superpowers.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright information

Table of Contents

List of figures

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

Alpha map

Introduction

1 The Soviet Union and Israel: from the Gromyko declaration to the death of Stalin (1947-53)

2 The United States and the Cold War: from Truman to Eisenhower (1948- 53)

3 Israel and the Soviet Union prior to the Suez Crisis (1953- 56)

4 Sharett versus Eisenhower and Dulles (1953- 56)

5 Israel and the United States on the road to war (November 1955-November 1956)

6 The Eisenhower Doctrine and Israel (November 1956-January 1958)

7 Soviet-Israeli relations after the Suez War (1956-61)

8 How the Middle East crises affected US policy toward Israel (1958-60)

9 Kennedy, Israel and the Cold War before the Cuban Missile Crisis (1961-62)

10 Was Kennedy the 'father' of the US-Israeli alliance? (1962-63)

11 Khrushchev, Israel and Soviet Jewry (1961-64)

12 Was Johnson the 'father' of the US-Israeli alliance?: the Memorandum of Understanding (1964-65)

13 Johnson, Israel and the Cold War: testing the Memorandum of Understanding (1965-67)

14 The Soviet Union, Israel and Soviet Jewry (1964-67)

15 The United States and the crisis of the Six Day War (May 14-June 5, 1967)

16 The Soviet Union and the Six Day War (May 14-June 5, 1967)

Conclusions

Israel in the regional and international arenas: asset or liability?

Israel's image as a victim

Patrons and clients

Soviet Jews as a star in the Cold War constellation

The test of leadership

The failure of the Jewish lobby

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Fold-out map included.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

1-5261-2091-7

1-5261-0383-4

OCLC:

970384125