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The origins of the American-Israeli alliance : the Jordanian factor / Abraham Ben-Zvi.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ben-Zvi, Abraham.
- Series:
- Cass series--Israeli history, politics, and society ; 46.
- Israeli history, politics, and society ; 46
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Arab-Israeli conflict.
- Israel--Foreign relations--United States.
- Israel.
- United States--Foreign relations--Israel.
- United States.
- Jordan--Politics and government--1952-1999.
- Jordan.
- Jordan--Foreign relations--United States.
- United States--Foreign relations--Jordan.
- Jordan--Foreign relations--Israel.
- Israel--Foreign relations--Jordan.
- Middle East--Foreign relations.
- Middle East.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (126 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Milton Park, Abington, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book demonstrates that the origins of the US-Israeli alliance lay in the former's concern over Egyptian influence in Jordan, contrasting with the widely-held view of the significance of the Six Day War.The American-Israeli Alliance will be of great interest to students of Middle East studies, history, and politics.
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface and acknowledgements; 1. The origins of the American-Israeli alliance: A new perspective; 2. The road to the July 1958 Jordanian crisis; 3. The July 1958 Jordanian crisis and its ramifications; 4. The April 1963 Jordanian crisis and its ramifications; 5. The alliance in full bloom: The September 1970 Jordanian crisis as a watershed; Notes; Selected bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-12904-1
- 1-134-12905-X
- 1-280-73886-3
- 0-203-33069-2
- 9780203330692
- OCLC:
- 252861365
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