Includes bibliographical references (pages 338-347) and index.
Summary
Have Western experts fundamentally failed to understand the dynamics, leaders and culture of the Middle East? Dina Rezk analyses 8 case studies, culminating in the assassination of Egyptian President Anwar el Sadat on live television on 6 October 1981. Drawing on declassified documents, interviews and multi-archival research, she explores how the most powerful intelligence agencies in the world have been so notoriously caught off guard in post-WWII Middle East.
Contents
Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 Orientalism and Analysis: Ideas of the 'Arab' -- 2 Formation of the United Arab Republic -- 3 Revolution in Iraq -- 4 Syrian Secession -- 5 Civil War in Yemen -- 6 Six-Day War -- 7 War of Attrition -- 8 Early Years of Sadat's Presidency -- 9 Yom Kippur War -- 10 Aftermath of Victory -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
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