Lost years : Bush, Sharon, and failure in the Middle East /

Lost years : Bush, Sharon, and failure in the Middle East /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Matthews, Mark, 1950-
Imprint:	New York : Nation Books, c2007.
Description:	xxiii, 453 p. : map ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Bush, George W. -- (George Walker), -- 1946- Sharon, Ariel. Bush, George W. -- (George Walker), -- 1946- Sharon, Ariel. Diplomatic relations. International relations. United States -- Relations -- Israel. Israel -- Relations -- United States. United States -- Foreign relations -- Israel. Israel -- Foreign relations -- United States. Middle East -- History -- 20th century. Israel. Middle East. United States. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6618619

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ISBN:	9781568583327 156858332X
Notes:	Includes index.
Summary:	Explores the close relationship between President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, evaluates their dual-state responses to Middle-East instability, and examines how their collaborative efforts may have had unintended consequences.
Other form:	Online version: Matthews, Mark, 1950- Lost years. New York : Nation Books, c2007

Table of Contents:

Map
Significant Players
Preface
1. Repair Work
2. First Impressions
3. Palestinians
4. Two Risk-Takers
5. United States and Israel: A Unique Bond
6. New Administration
7. Belfast to Jerusalem
8. "Israel Will Not Be Czechoslovakia"
9. Passover Horror
10. Time of Testing
11. Competing for Bush's Ear
12. "[O]n the Verge of Peace"
13. Riding Herd
14. Holy Land
15. Sideshow
16. A New Chance
17. Palestinians Turn the Page
18. Hope and Reward
19. Unfulfilled Wish
20. Sharon Immobilized
Epilogue: Squeeze
Acknowledgments
Index