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Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-346) and index.
Introduction: Middle East Interests -- "Benevolent Supremacy": The Biblical Epic at the Dawn of the American Century, 1947-1960 -- The Middle East in African American Cultural Politics, 1955-1972 -- King Tut, Commodity Nationalism, and the Politics of Oil, 1973-1979 -- The Good Fight: Israel After Vietnam, 1972-1980 -- Iran, Islam, and the Terrorist Threat, 1979-1989 -- Military Multiculturalism in the Gulf War and After, 1990-1999 -- Conclusion: Orientalism Redux.
In the last half of the twentieth century, cultural products -- from films and news reports to museum exhibits and novels -- profoundly shaped ideas about the relationship between Americans and the Middle East. In this innovative book, Melani McAlister explores the cultural history of political interests, arguing that U.S. encounters with the Middle East were influenced by both the presence of oil and the religious symbolism of the region. She skillfully weaves lively and accessible readings of popular culture with a rigorous analysis of U.S. foreign policy and the domestic politics of race.
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