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Castles made of sand : a century of Anglo-American espionage and intervention in the Middle East

Author
Gerolymatos, André.
Title
Castles made of sand : a century of Anglo-American espionage and intervention in the Middle East / Andre Gerolymatos.
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
Published
New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2010.
Description
xvi, 347 p. ; 25 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
  • Prologue: Stories from the bazaar
  • Assassination
  • The Mahdi
  • The eclipse of imperial Islam
  • Jihad for all occasions
  • A new caliph
  • Middle East delusions : the Great Arab Revolt
  • Spies, adventurers, and religious warriors
  • Absolute faith : the Muslim Brotherhood and the politics of intelligence
  • The British-Jewish military alliance
  • Kill the mufti : politics and blowback
  • By blood and fire
  • The CIA and Nasser : a Muslim Billy Graham
  • The road to perdition : the Gehlen Organization
  • A new kind of war : subversive operations and the CIA
  • Nasser's Nazis
  • A legacy of coups : Anglo-American intervention in Syria
  • America's eyes in the Middle East : the CIA and Israeli intelligence
  • The Iranian jihad
  • Espionage, religion, and war in the Northwest Frontier
  • Pakistan's inter-service intelligence and organized terror in South Asia
  • Chronology
  • Dramatis personae.
Subject headings
Espionage, British--Middle East--History--20th century. Espionage, American--Middle East--History--20th century. Intervention (International law)--History--20th century. Intelligence officers--Great Britain--History--20th century. Intelligence officers--United States--History--20th century. Middle East--Foreign relations--Great Britain. Middle East--Foreign relations--United States. Great Britain--Foreign relations--Middle East. United States--Foreign relations--Middle East. Middle East--Politics and government--20th century.
ISBN
9780312355692 (alk. paper) 0312355696 (alk. paper)

Holdings

Library
Blmgtn - Herman B Wells Library
Call Number
DS63.2.G7 G47 2010
Location
Wells Library - Research Coll. - Stacks
Floor
6th Floor, East Tower
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