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

By: Wittes, Tamara Cofman, 1969-Contributor(s): ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2008Description: xiv, 176 p. : illSubject(s): Democracy -- Middle East | Democratization -- Middle East | Middle East -- Foreign relations -- United States | United States -- Foreign relations -- Middle EastGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 327.56073 LOC classification: JQ1758.A91 | W58 2008Online resources: Click to View
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.

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.

"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. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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