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Author Gerolymatos, André, author.
Title Castles made of sand : a century of Anglo-American espionage and intervention in the Middle East / Andre Gerolymatos.
Publication Info New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2010.


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Descript 347 p. ; 22 cm.
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.
ISBN 9780312355692
0312355696
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Author Gerolymatos, André, author.
Subject 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.
Descript 347 p. ; 22 cm.
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.
ISBN 9780312355692
0312355696
Author Gerolymatos, André, author.
Subject 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.
LOCATION SHELVED AT LOAN TYPE STATUS
 BJL 4th Floor  DS63.2.G7 G47 2010  8 WEEK LOAN  AVAILABLE

Subject 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.
Descript 347 p. ; 22 cm.
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.
ISBN 9780312355692
0312355696
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