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American sheikhs : two families, four generations, and the story of America's influence in the Middle East / Brian VanDeMark.

VanDeMark, Brian, 1960-
2012
LG351.A72 V36 2012 (Mapit)
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Title
American sheikhs : two families, four generations, and the story of America's influence in the Middle East / Brian VanDeMark.
Author
VanDeMark, Brian, 1960-
ISBN
9781616144760 (alk. paper)
1616144769 (alk. paper)
Published
Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2012.
Language
English
Description
252 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Call Number
LG351.A72 V36 2012
Dewey Decimal Classification
378.569/25
Summary
Documents the founding and history of the American University of Beirut, alma mater to many of the biggest minds in Middle Eastern politics, focusing on the efforts of two dueling families to build a greater school than the other.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Howard Bliss and American nationalism
America confronts great power politics in the Middle East
Bayard Dodge and American idealism
America in the postwar Middle East
David Dodge and American frustration
America in the contemporary Middle East.

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