{"product_id":"a-choice-of-enemies-lawrence-freedman-9781586487010","title":"A Choice of Enemies: America Confronts the Middle East","description":"It is in the Middle East that the U.S. has been made to confront its attitudes on the use of force, the role of allies, and international law. The history of the U.S. in the Middle East, then, becomes an especially revealing mirror on America's view of its role in the wider world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this wise, objective, and illuminating history, Lawrence Freedman shows how three key events in 1978-1979 helped establish the foundations for U.S. involvement in the Middle East that would last for thirty years, without offering any straightforward or bloodless exit options: the Camp David summit leading to the Israel-Egypt Treaty; the Iranian Islamic revolution leading to the Shah's departure followed by the hostage crisis; and the socialist revolution in Afghanistan, resulting in the doomed Soviet intervention. Drawing on his considerable expertise, Freedman makes clear how America's strategic choices in those and subsequent crises led us to where we are today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lawrence Freedman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1586487019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781586487010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e PublicAffairs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 640\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.75w x 1.75d","brand":"Lawrence Freedman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939808772351,"sku":"9781586487010","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_584d9f95-9654-4b86-97c5-f8435d7458c5.jpg?v=1681443611","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-choice-of-enemies-lawrence-freedman-9781586487010","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}