{"product_id":"protestant-diplomacy-and-the-near-joseph-l-grabill-9780816657759","title":"Protestant Diplomacy and the Near East: Missionary Influence on American Policy, 1810-1927","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eProtestant Diplomacy and the Near East\u003c\/i\u003e was first published in 1971. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor understand of the Middle East today, it is essential to know something of the historical background of that region, traditionally known as the Near East. In tracing the influence of American Protestant missionary activities on American foreign policy and diplomacy in the Near East, Professor Grabill contributes significantly to an understanding of contemporary affairs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt becomes clear, in this account, that missionaries and philanthropists were the most influential force in the United States' relations with the Near East through the First World War and its aftermath. An important turning point in the history occurred in 1915 when officials of the Ottoman Empire massacred or deported several hundred thousand Turkish Armenians, among whom were the principal constituents of the American missionaries. This prompted the mission groups to shift their emphasis from evangelism and education to the development of the second largest relief organization in the United States history ) eventually called Near East Relief). Through powerful lobbying, the missionaries got their government to consider seriously a protectorate over Armenia or all of Asia Minor. Despite their political failure, the religionists succeeded as cultural frontiersmen through their colleges, such as the American University of Beirut, and their technical assistance programs, which showed the way for the Fulbright, foreign aid, and Peace Corps programs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe archives of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions\u003c\/p\u003e (Congregational) and the Presbyterian Board of Missions provided rich source material for this book. The illustrations include photographs and maps.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph L. Grabill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0816657750\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816657759\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/1971\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.86d","brand":"Joseph L. Grabill","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47425085735167,"sku":"9780816657759","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_56fd9350-4bc6-40e1-a047-2c1a19805444.jpg?v=1761536910","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/protestant-diplomacy-and-the-near-joseph-l-grabill-9780816657759","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}