The United States, the Soviet Union and the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1948-67 : superpower rivalry /: superpower rivalry. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Joseph Heller.
• Authors: Heller, Joseph, 1937-
• Contents: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright information; Table of Contents; List of figures; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Alpha map; Introduction; 1 The Soviet Union and Israel: from the Gromyko declaration to the death of Stalin (1947-53); 2 The United States and the Cold War: from Truman to Eisenhower (1948- 53); 3 Israel and the Soviet Union prior to the Suez Crisis (1953- 56); 4 Sharett versus Eisenhower and Dulles (1953- 56); 5 Israel and the United States on the road to war (November 1955-November 1956); 6 The Eisenhower Doctrine and Israel (November 1956-January 1958) 7 Soviet-Israeli relations after the Suez War (1956-61)8 How the Middle East crises affected US policy toward Israel (1958-60); 9 Kennedy, Israel and the Cold War before the Cuban Missile Crisis (1961-62); 10 Was Kennedy the 'father' of the US-Israeli alliance? (1962-63); 11 Khrushchev, Israel and Soviet Jewry (1961-64); 12 Was Johnson the 'father' of the US-Israeli alliance?: the Memorandum of Understanding (1964-65); 13 Johnson, Israel and the Cold War: testing the Memorandum of Understanding (1965-67); 14 The Soviet Union, Israel and Soviet Jewry (1964-67) 15 The United States and the crisis of the Six Day War (May 14-June 5, 1967)16 The Soviet Union and the Six Day War (May 14-June 5, 1967); Conclusions; Israel in the regional and international arenas: asset or liability?; Israel's image as a victim; Patrons and clients; Soviet Jews as a star in the Cold War constellation; The test of leadership; The failure of the Jewish lobby; Bibliography; Index
• Publisher Details: Manchester : Manchester University Press
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (xii, 286 pages), illustrations, maps (some color)
• Subjects: 956.053; Israel; Arab-Israeli conflict -- 1993-; HISTORY / Middle East / General; The Cold War; Middle East; Jewish Studies; HISTORY -- Middle East -- Israel & Palestine; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- World -- Middle Eastern; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General; Israel -- Politics and government -- 1993-; Israel -- Foreign relations -- United States; Israel -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union; United States -- Foreign relations -- Israel; Soviet Union -- Fore; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781526103833; 1526103834
• Related ISBNs: 9781526103826; 1526103826
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-281) and index.; Note: Description based on print version record.
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