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100	1		_aGerges, Fawaz A., _d1958- _981115
245	1	0	_aAmerica and political Islam : _bclash of cultures or clash of interests? / _cFawaz A. Gerges.
260			_aCambridge, UK ; _aNew York, NY : _bCambridge University Press, _c1999.
300			_axiii, 282 p. ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 243-273) and index.
505	0		_aFraming American foreign policy -- The intellectual context of American foreign policy -- Islam and Muslims in the mind of America -- The Carter, Reagan, and Bush administrations' approach to the Islamists -- The Clinton administration: co-opting political Islam -- The Islamic Republic of Iran -- Algeria -- Egypt -- Turkey -- Conclusion.
520			_aThis book chronicles the policy debates on Islamism in the United States over the course of time, providing a comprehensive account of the origins of policy followed by a balanced critique and recommendations for change. It then delves deeper into the US political scene to analyze the historical, political, cultural, and security issues that might help explain America's preoccupation with Islam and Muslims. Furthermore, the author sheds much light on the multiplicity of regional and international factors, such as the political decay of the Middle Eastern state and the end of the Cold War, that shape the thinking of US officials about the contemporary Islamist phenomenon. In addition to examining the domestic, regional, and international context of US Islam policy, the book applies and tests the pronouncements of US officials in four representative case studies--Iran, Algeria, Egypt and Turkey. Finally, Gerges addresses the clash of civilizations debate and assesses the relative weight of culture and values in US officials' words and deeds on Islamism.
650		0	_aIslam and world politics. _980320
650		0	_aIslam _y20th century. _981116
651		0	_aMiddle East _xForeign relations _zUnited States. _981117
651		0	_aUnited States _xForeign relations _zMiddle East. _981118
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