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Freedom's unsteady march [electronic resource] : America's role in building Arab democracy / Tamara Cofman Wittes.

By:

Wittes, Tamara Cofman, 1969-

Contributor(s):

ebrary, Inc

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2008.Description: xiv, 176 p. : illSubject(s):

Genre/Form:

Electronic books.

DDC classification:

327.56073 22

LOC classification:

JQ1758.A91 W58 2008eb

Online resources:

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Contents:

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.

Summary: "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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"A Saban Center at the Brookings Institution book"--Jacket.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-168) and index.

"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.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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