arab countries

Addresses common misconceptions concerning Arab character and culture which have undermined Western political policies toward the Middle East.

Explores how the scientific innovations of the Arabic world in the middle ages led to the European renaissance.

Presents a survey of the United States' dealings with the Arab states in the Middle East since 1945, considering the U.S. in Arab-Israeli relations, U.S. interest in Middle East oil resources, and the impact of the cold war on U.S.-Arab relations.

Introduces the history, culture, and daily life of the Bedouin tribes who live in the deserts of the Middle East and North Africa.

Discusses the past and present political upheavals that drove Arab immigrants to American soil and their ultimate success.

With a question and answer format the author examines the rationalizations of terror and those who support Saddam Hussein and others.

Chronicles the immigration experience of Arab Americans during the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries and their fight to overcome racial prejudice, and contains a timeline and glossary.