Freedom's unsteady march [electronic resource] : America's role in building Arab democracy / Tamara Cofman Wittes.
2008
JQ1758.A91 W58 2008eb
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Freedom's unsteady march [electronic resource] : America's role in building Arab democracy / Tamara Cofman Wittes.
Author
Wittes, Tamara Cofman, 1969-
ISBN
9780815794943 (cloth : alk. paper)
0815794940 (cloth : alk. paper)
0815794940 (cloth : alk. paper)
Imprint
Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2008.
Language
English
Description
xiv, 176 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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JQ1758.A91 W58 2008eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
327.56073
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.
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"A Saban Center at the Brookings Institution book"--Jacket.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-168) and index.
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Table of 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.
Democracy promotion in U.S. foreign policy
The vanishing status quo
Is democracy really necessary?
The Bush record
Overcoming ambivalence
The Algerian nightmare
Conclusion.