American Encounters with Arabs :

Rugh, William A.

American Encounters with Arabs : The "Soft Power" of U.S. Public Diplomacy in the Middle East / William A. Rugh. - Westport, Conn. : Praeger Security International,2006 2006. - xvii, 220 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-214) and index.

Public diplomacy resources and instruments -- Beginnings in the Arab world 1940s-1953 -- President Eisenhower and USIA 1953-1961 -- The Kennedy and Johnson presidencies 1961-1969 -- The Nixon and Ford presidencies 1969-1977 -- The Carter presidency 1977-1981 -- The Reagan era 1981-1989 -- The presidency of George H.W. Bush 1989-1993 -- The Clinton era 1993-2001 -- President George W. Bush's first two years 2001-2003 -- The Bush presidency and Iraq -- Democratic reform and other issues.

0275988171 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780275988173hardcover : alk. paper)

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Arabs--Public opinion.
Civilization, Arab--Study and teaching--United States.


Arab countries--Foreign relations--United States.
United States--Foreign relations--Arab countries.
United States--Foreign public opinion, Arab.

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