American Arabists in the Cold War Middle East, 1946-75: From Orientalism to Professionalism - Paperback

by Teresa Fava Thomas (Author)

This book examines US State Department's Middle East area experts during the Cold War, known as Arabists or Middle East hands, showing how their backgrounds and education differed crucially from that of their predecessors. This study focuses on these individuals' transformative role in US foreign relations from the Eisenhower through the Ford administrations.

Author Biography

Teresa Fava Thomas is a professor of history at Fitchburg State University in Massachusetts.