| The Struggle for Mastery in the Fertile Crescent Contributor(s): Ajami, Fouad (Author) |
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ISBN: 0817917551 ISBN-13: 9780817917555 Publisher: Hoover Institution Press OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Dewey: 956.054 |
| LCCN: 2015510472 |
| Series: Great Unraveling: The Remaking of the Middle East |
| Physical Information: 0.14" H x 4.54" W x 7.12" (0.20 lbs) 75 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this book, Fouad Ajami analyzes the struggle for influence along the Fertile Crescent--the stretch of land that runs from Iran's border with Iraq to the Mediterranean--among three of the regional powers who have stepped into the vacuum left by the West: Iran, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia. He explains that, of the three powers competing for influence, Saudi Arabia and Iran are in it for the long haul. Each of those powers has a sense of mission and constituencies that enable them to stick it out and pay the price for a sphere of influence. Each country's prospects for supremacy is detailed and Ajami asserts that Iran must ultimately be reckoned to be the strongest. |