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008			090317s2009 nyu b 001 0 eng
010			_a2009011519
020			_a9780374281243
050			_aDS 63.2.U5 _b.C660 2009
100			_aCohen, Stephen P., _d-1936 _9121622
245		0	_aBeyond America's grasp : _ba century of failed diplomacy in the Middle East / _cStephen P. Cohen.
260			_aNew York : _bFarrar, Straus and Giroux, _c2009
300			_axii, 284 pages _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [257]-270) and index.
520			_aExamines the history of diplomacy between the United States and the Middle East, describing how an early diplomatic failure and America's stated idealism have hindered peaceful dealings, and offers suggestions on policy and for improved relations in the twenty-first century.
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