Freedom's unsteady march [electronic resource] : America's role in building Arab democracy / Tamara Cofman Wittes.
By: Wittes, Tamara Cofman
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Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2008Description: xiv, 176 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Democracy -- Middle East | Democratization -- Middle East | Middle East -- Foreign relations -- United States | United States -- Foreign relations -- Middle EastGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 327.56073 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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"A Saban Center at the Brookings Institution book"--Jacket.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-168) and index.
The end of Arab exceptionalism, and of America's own -- Democracy promotion in U.S. foreign policy -- The vanishing status quo -- Is democracy really necessary? -- The Bush record -- Overcoming ambivalence -- The Algerian nightmare -- Conclusion.
"Dissects the Bush administration's failure to advance freedom in the Middle East. Lays out a strategy for committed U.S. promotion of democracy, arguing that only development of a more liberal and democratic politics in the Arab world can create a firmer foundation for Arab-American ties and secure U.S. long-term goals"--Provided by publisher.
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