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1 online resource (105 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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"Disseminate knowledge"--Cover. |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
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. |
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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. |
| Summary |
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 compa. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Anti-Americanism -- Saudi Arabia.
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Anti-Americanism. |
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Saudi Arabia. |
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United States -- Relations -- Saudi Arabia.
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United States. |
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Relations. |
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Saudi Arabia -- Relations -- United States.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Schmid, Michael. Did Desert Shield lead to Desert Hate? A Case Study of Anti-Americanism in Saudi Arabia. Hamburg : Diplomica Verlag, ©2012 |
| ISBN |
9783954895243 (electronic book) |
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3954895242 (electronic book) |
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3954890240 |
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9783954890248 |
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9783954890248 |
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