American democracy promotion in the changing Middle East : from Bush to Obama /
edited by Shahram Akbarzadeh
- Volume 27
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2013
- xi, 163 pages ; 25 cm.
- Durham modern Middle East and Islamic world series .
lncludes bibliographical references and index.
The US invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq were packaged as democracy promotion, as heralding the beginning of a new phase in the politics of the Middle East when democracy would replace authoritarian regimes. Many of these authoritarian regimes, however, were sustained by US support.
9780415520553 (hbk.) : 85.00 GBP
DEMOCRATIZATION --GOVERNMENT POLICY --UNITED STATES MIDDLE EAST --FOREIGN RELATIONS --UNITED STATES