Hooshang Amirahmadi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Urban Planning and Policy Development and Director of Middle Eastern Studies at Rutgers University. He is the author of Revolution and Economic Transition: The Iranian Experience, published by SUNY Press, and is co-editor of Post-Revolutionary Iran.

"This book candidly and convincingly explains why the United States, despite its superpower status, continues to stumble and flail from crisis to crisis in the Middle East, an international heartland acutely resistant to American understanding and political engineering." — James A. Bill, Reves Center for International Studies, The College of William and Mary

• Preface and Acknowledgments About the Contributors Part 1. Introduction Chapter 1. The United States and the Middle East: A Search for New PerspectivesHooshang Amirahmadi Part 2. U.S. Middle East Policy In Historical Perspective Chapter 2. U.S. Policy in the Middle EastRichard Cottam Chapter 3. U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East: The Tragedy of PersistenceRichard Falk Part 3. Policy Toward the Arab-Israeli Conflict and the Palestinian Question Chapter 4. U.S. Policy toward the Arab-Israeli ConflictNaseer Aruri Chapter 5. U.S. Policy and the Palestinian QuestionJoe Stork Part 4. Policy Toward the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Irangate Fiasco Chapter 6. U.S. Policy toward the Islamic Republic of Iran: A Case of Misperception and Reactive Behavior Mansour Farhang Chapter 7. Irangate: The Middle Eastern ConnectionsStuart Schaar Part 5. U.S. Strategic Policy Toward the Middle East and the Persian Gulf War Chapter 8. U.S. Strategic Policy toward the Middle East: Central Command and the Reflagging of Kuwait's TankersElizabeth Gamlen Chapter 9. The Persian Gulf War: Myths and RealitiesEric Davis Part 6. U.S. Middle East Policy, Media, and Education on the Middle East Chapter 10. Media, Public Discourse, and U.S. Policy toward the Middle EastWilliam A. Dorman Chapter 11. Middle East Studies and U.S. Foreign PolicyRichard B. Parker Chapter 12. Middle East Studies and Education in the United States: Retrospect and ProspectsHooshang Amirahmadi, Eliane Condon, and Abraham Resnick Part 7. Conclusions Chapter 13. Global Restructuring, the Persian Gulf War, and the U.S. Quest for World LeadershipHooshang Amirahmadi Bibliography Index

Hooshang Amirahmadi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Urban Planning and Policy Development and Director of Middle Eastern Studies at Rutgers University. He is the author of Revolution and Economic Transition: The Iranian Experience, published by SUNY Press, and is co-editor of Post-Revolutionary Iran.

"This book candidly and convincingly explains why the United States, despite its superpower status, continues to stumble and flail from crisis to crisis in the Middle East, an international heartland acutely resistant to American understanding and political engineering." — James A. Bill, Reves Center for International Studies, The College of William and Mary

• Preface and Acknowledgments About the Contributors Part 1. Introduction Chapter 1. The United States and the Middle East: A Search for New PerspectivesHooshang Amirahmadi Part 2. U.S. Middle East Policy In Historical Perspective Chapter 2. U.S. Policy in the Middle EastRichard Cottam Chapter 3. U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East: The Tragedy of PersistenceRichard Falk Part 3. Policy Toward the Arab-Israeli Conflict and the Palestinian Question Chapter 4. U.S. Policy toward the Arab-Israeli ConflictNaseer Aruri Chapter 5. U.S. Policy and the Palestinian QuestionJoe Stork Part 4. Policy Toward the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Irangate Fiasco Chapter 6. U.S. Policy toward the Islamic Republic of Iran: A Case of Misperception and Reactive Behavior Mansour Farhang Chapter 7. Irangate: The Middle Eastern ConnectionsStuart Schaar Part 5. U.S. Strategic Policy Toward the Middle East and the Persian Gulf War Chapter 8. U.S. Strategic Policy toward the Middle East: Central Command and the Reflagging of Kuwait's TankersElizabeth Gamlen Chapter 9. The Persian Gulf War: Myths and RealitiesEric Davis Part 6. U.S. Middle East Policy, Media, and Education on the Middle East Chapter 10. Media, Public Discourse, and U.S. Policy toward the Middle EastWilliam A. Dorman Chapter 11. Middle East Studies and U.S. Foreign PolicyRichard B. Parker Chapter 12. Middle East Studies and Education in the United States: Retrospect and ProspectsHooshang Amirahmadi, Eliane Condon, and Abraham Resnick Part 7. Conclusions Chapter 13. Global Restructuring, the Persian Gulf War, and the U.S. Quest for World LeadershipHooshang Amirahmadi Bibliography Index

Hooshang Amirahmadi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Urban Planning and Policy Development and Director of Middle Eastern Studies at Rutgers University. He is the author of Revolution and Economic Transition: The Iranian Experience, published by SUNY Press, and is co-editor of Post-Revolutionary Iran.

"This book candidly and convincingly explains why the United States, despite its superpower status, continues to stumble and flail from crisis to crisis in the Middle East, an international heartland acutely resistant to American understanding and political engineering." — James A. Bill, Reves Center for International Studies, The College of William and Mary

• Preface and Acknowledgments About the Contributors Part 1. Introduction Chapter 1. The United States and the Middle East: A Search for New PerspectivesHooshang Amirahmadi Part 2. U.S. Middle East Policy In Historical Perspective Chapter 2. U.S. Policy in the Middle EastRichard Cottam Chapter 3. U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East: The Tragedy of PersistenceRichard Falk Part 3. Policy Toward the Arab-Israeli Conflict and the Palestinian Question Chapter 4. U.S. Policy toward the Arab-Israeli ConflictNaseer Aruri Chapter 5. U.S. Policy and the Palestinian QuestionJoe Stork Part 4. Policy Toward the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Irangate Fiasco Chapter 6. U.S. Policy toward the Islamic Republic of Iran: A Case of Misperception and Reactive Behavior Mansour Farhang Chapter 7. Irangate: The Middle Eastern ConnectionsStuart Schaar Part 5. U.S. Strategic Policy Toward the Middle East and the Persian Gulf War Chapter 8. U.S. Strategic Policy toward the Middle East: Central Command and the Reflagging of Kuwait's TankersElizabeth Gamlen Chapter 9. The Persian Gulf War: Myths and RealitiesEric Davis Part 6. U.S. Middle East Policy, Media, and Education on the Middle East Chapter 10. Media, Public Discourse, and U.S. Policy toward the Middle EastWilliam A. Dorman Chapter 11. Middle East Studies and U.S. Foreign PolicyRichard B. Parker Chapter 12. Middle East Studies and Education in the United States: Retrospect and ProspectsHooshang Amirahmadi, Eliane Condon, and Abraham Resnick Part 7. Conclusions Chapter 13. Global Restructuring, the Persian Gulf War, and the U.S. Quest for World LeadershipHooshang Amirahmadi Bibliography Index