Red star on the Nile : the Soviet-Egyptian influence relationship since the June war / by Alvin Z. Rubinstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rubinstein, Alvin Z., author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diplomatic relations.

Egypt--Foreign relations--Soviet Union.

Egypt.

Soviet Union--Foreign relations--Egypt.

Soviet Union.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (409 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1977.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Soviet-Egyptian relationship after the June War of 1967 was a new one for both countries, and its consequences were of global importance. Drawing on all available Soviet and Arab materials, Alvin Rubinstein develops the concept of influence as an analytical tool and explores in comprehensive fashion the diplomatic, military, political, and economic aspects of the influence relationship between the two nations in recent years.The author's approach is chronological, analytical, and oriented toward the issues. He finds that the relationship has been fundamentally asymmetrical in aims and accomplishments. Egypt's remarkable comeback after the June War would not have been possible without Soviet aid, but Moscow benefited primarily in the context of the Soviet-American strategic rivalry in the Middle East, and only peripherally in terms of influence over Egypt.Considering broader Soviet-Third World relationships, the author shows that there is no demonstrable correlation between intensified interactions and influence, that an extensive presence is no assurance of influence, and that Soviet influence can seldom be exercised at will in the absence of an ability to project Soviet military power directly.Originally published in 1977.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Prologue

Chapter One. Transfiguration

Chapter Two. The Illusory Consensus

Chapter Three. To the War of Attrition

Chapter Four. Myrmidons from Moscow

Chapter Five. Sadat's Uneasy Alliance with the Soviet Union

Chapter Six. The End of Illusion

Chapter Seven. Toward Confrontation

Chapter Eight. Strategic Imperatives and the October War

Chapter Nine. The Diplomacy of Discord

Chapter Ten. Currents of Influence

Appendices

Selected Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780691644004

0691644004

9781400870943

1400870941

OCLC:

905862719