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A revolutionary year : the Middle East in 1958 / Middle East in 1958 edited by Wm. Roger Louis and Roger Owen. - xvii, 340 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Britain and the crisis of 1958 / by Wm. Roger Louis -- 2. The emergence of the United States as a Middle Eastern power, 1956-1958 / by Diane B. Kunz -- 3. Oil, politics, and US intervention / by Irene L. Gendzier -- 4. The United Nations confronts the United States in 1958 / by Michael Graham Fry -- 5. Perceptions and reality : the Arab world and the west / by Rashid Khalidi -- 6. The Pan-Arab movement and the influence of Cairo and Moscow / by Peter Sluglett -- 7. The Soviet Union and the Middle East, 1956-1958 / by Carol R. Saivetz -- 8. The junior partner : Israel's role in the 1958 crisis / by Ilan Pappâe -- 9. The dog that neither barked nor bit : the fear of oil shortages / by Roger Owen -- 10. Conclusion / by Roger Owen.

ISBN: 1860644023 9781860644023

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Arab nationalism--Middle East.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Middle East--Foreign relations--United States.
United States--Foreign relations--Middle East.
Middle East--Foreign relations--Great Britain.
Great Britain--Foreign relations--Middle East.
United States--Foreign relations--1953-1961.
Great Britain--Foreign relations--1945-1964.

Index Terms--Genre/Form: --Reading book

Dewey Class. No.: 956.04 / REV