The Origins of the US War on Terror : Lebanon, Libya and American Intervention in the Middle East

ISBN-13: 9780415685016 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 224 str.

Mattia Toaldo

Opis

America's war on terror did not start after 9/11: rather, its origins must be traced back much further to the Reagan administration and the 1980s. Utilizing recently declassified archival resources, Toaldo offers an in-depth analysis of how the US has approached this often difficult issue.

Spis treści

Introduction: Revolutions  1. Crucial Relations  2. Lebanon, Attack and Withdrawal  3. Defining the Fight Against Terrorism  4. Libya:Pre-emptive Strikes and Regime Change  5. Conclusions: Between the Cold war and the GWOT

O autorze

Mattia Toaldo is currently a fellow for the British School at Rome and the Society for Libyan Studies.