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Released: May 20, 2003
The Stakes:
America and the Middle East
The Consequences of Power and the Choice for Peace
| The Stakes:
America and the Middle East | | The Consequences of Power and the Choice for Peace | 
"Shibley Telhami has become a voice of reason on American policy toward the Middle East."
Jimmy Carter
| | In The Stakes, Shibley Telhami provides a concise and penetrating analysis explaining Arab and Muslim attitudes toward the United States and why there is much reason for concern. In an insightful, passionate, yet balanced analysis, Professor Telhami provides new perspectives on the continued collapses of Palestinian-Israeli negotiations and the attending escalations of violence. He shows why the Arab-Israeli conflict remains central to the war on terrorism and to international stability. Finally, he demonstrates the need for political change in the region's oil states and he explains how best to achieve it. | | Chapter highlights: - Understanding the Terrorist Threat?
- "Why Do They Hate Us So Much?"
- Does Public Opinion in the Middle East Matter?
- The Role of the Arab-Israeli Issue
- The Role of the Persian Gulf Region
- The Prudence of Compassion
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American and the Middle East | | Hardcover Book U.S. Shipping $5.00.
International Shipping $10.00 | | | About the Author
Shibley Telhami is the Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland, College Park, and is a non-resident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. Before coming to the University of Maryland, he was Associate Professor of Government and Director of the Near Eastern Studies Program at Cornell University and a Visiting Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center. He has taught at several universities including the Ohio State University, the University of Southern California, Princeton University, Columbia University, Swarthmore College, and the University of California at Berkeley, where he received his doctorate in political science. Quotes "Shibley Telhami has become a voice of reason on American policy toward the Middle East."- Jimmy Carter "Dr. Shibley Telhami has written an important book for our national debate over American policy toward the Middle East. His account is balanced, informed, analytical, and interpretive. It is a significant contribution to our ongoing national discussion and eventual understanding of our future relations with a vital part of the world"- Lieutenant General Brent Scowcroft (USAF, Ret.) |
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