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Autore: |
Schmid Michael
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Titolo: |
Did Desert Shield lead to desert hate? : a case study of anti-Americanism in Saudi Arabia / / Michael Schmid
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Pubblicazione: | Hamburg, : Anchor Academic Pub., 2013 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (116 p.) |
Disciplina: | 909.04927 |
Soggetto topico: | Anti-Americanism - Saudi Arabia |
Soggetto geografico: | United States Relations Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia Relations United States | |
Note generali: | "Disseminate knowledge"--Cover. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Nota di contenuto: | Did Desert Shield lead to Desert Hate? A Case Study of Anti-Americanism in Saudi Arabia; Abstract; Acknowledgements; Personal Note; A Note on Transliteration; Contents; List of Figures; 1. Introduction; 2. Sources and Method; 3. The Problems of Defining Anti-Americanism; 3.1 America: Hated for What it is or for What it Does?; 3.2 A Clash of Civilizations?; 4. Historical Overview; 4.1 The Arab/Islamic World During the Colonial Period; 4.2 Pan-Arabism and Pan-Islamism; 4.3 US Foreign Policy in the Arab World; 4.4 The Significance of Israel and Palestine |
4.5 The Phenomenon of the "Mu'amarah" in the Arab World5. Reactions to US Forces in Saudi Arabia; 5.1 A Brief History of Saudi Arabia; 5.2 Overview of the Origins and Events of the Gulf War 1990/1991; 5.3 Foreigners and Disbelievers in Saudi Arabia; 5.4 Opposition to the Saudi Royal Family; 5.5 Al Qaida and the Concept of the "Near and Far Enemy"; 5.6 The Liberals inside the Saudi Kingdom; 6. American Self-Perception; 7. Conclusion and Outlook; Abstract; 8. Bibliography | |
Sommario/riassunto: | Hauptbeschreibung This book is a critical analysis of potential Arab/Islamic anti-Americanism in Saudi Arabia. The significance of the Gulf War of 1990/1991 and the resulting stationing of US troops inside the Saudi kingdom for the Arab/Islamic anti-Americanism will be analyzed. Hereby, this project seeks to investigate whether the reactions to the American presence in Saudi Arabia and the broader Arab/Islamic region are of anti-American nature or whether they reveal other proprieties. With the help of various Arabic and American sources the research question is approached and compared from bo |
Titolo autorizzato: | Did Desert Shield lead to desert hate ![]() |
ISBN: | 3-95489-524-2 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910813463303321 |
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