ABSTRACT
Irene Gendzier's critically acclaimed, wide-reaching analysis of post-World War II U.S. policy in Lebanon posits that the politics of oil and pipelines figured far more significantly in U.S. relations with Lebanon than previously believed. In 1958 the United States sent thousands of troops to shore up the Lebanese regime in the face of domestic opp
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|61 pages
The Setting of U.S. Policy
part II|77 pages
Formative Years in the Evolution of U.S. Policy: 1944-1952
part III
The Eisenhower Administration and the Sham'un Regime: A Policy of Information and Consent
part IV|66 pages
Intervening before Intervention
part V|71 pages
The Minefield Explodes: U.S. Military Intervention
