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Author : Steven Simon
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2023-04-11
Grand Delusion written by Steven Simon and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-11 with Political Science categories.
A longtime American foreign policy insider’s penetrating and definitive reckoning with this country’s involvement in the Middle East—and its bitter end The culmination of almost forty years at the highest levels of policymaking and scholarship, Grand Delusion is Steven Simon’s tour de force, offering a comprehensive and deeply informed account of U.S. engagement in the Middle East. Simon begins with the Reagan administration, when American perception of the Middle East shifted from a cluster of faraway and frequently skirmishing nations to a shining, urgent opportunity for America to (in Reagan’s words) “serve the cause of world peace and the future of mankind.” Reagan fired the starting gun on decades of deepening American involvement, but as the global economy grew, bringing an increasing reliance on oil, U.S. diplomatic and military energies were ever more fatefully absorbed by the Middle East until the Obama administration and its successors finally sought to disentangle America from the region. Grand Delusion explores the motivations, strategies, and shortcomings of each presidential administration from Reagan to today, exposing a web of intertwined events—from Lebanese civil conflict to shifting Iranian domestic politics, Cold War rivalries, and Saudi Arabia’s quest for security to 9/11 and the war on terror—managed by a Washington policy process frequently ruled by wishful thinking and partisan politics. Simon’s sharp sense of irony and incisive writing bring a complex history to life. He questions the motives behind America's commitment to Israel; explodes the popular narrative of Desert Storm as a “good war”; and calls out the devastating consequences of our mistakes, particularly for people of the region trapped by the onslaught of American military action and pitiless economic sanctions. Grand Delusion reveals that this story, while episodically impressive, was too often tragic and at times dishonorable. As we enter a new era in foreign policy, this is an essential book, a cautionary history that illuminates American's propensity for self-deception and misadventure at a moment when the nation is redefining its engagement with a world in crisis.
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Author : Steve Hagen
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2020-10-13
The Grand Delusion written by Steve Hagen and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-13 with Philosophy categories.
This is a fun, unique book that goes deep into the great mysteries of knowing—and makes it enjoyable. In The Grand Delusion, bestselling author Steve Hagen drills deeply into the most basic assumptions, strengths, and limitations of religion and belief, philosophy and inquiry, science and technology. In doing so, he shines new light on the great existential questions—Why is there Something rather than Nothing? What does it mean to exist? What is consciousness? What is the nature of truth?—and does so from an entirely unexpected direction. Ultimately, this book reveals how all of our fundamental questions stem from a single error, a single unwarranted belief—a single Grand Delusion.
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Author : Greg Freier
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
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A Grand Delusion America S Descent Into Vietnam
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Author : Robert Mann
language : en
Publisher: Basic Books (AZ)
Release Date : 2001-01-03
A Grand Delusion America S Descent Into Vietnam written by Robert Mann and has been published by Basic Books (AZ) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-01-03 with History categories.
America's Descent into Vietnam, Given by Dr. JamesE. Archer.
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Author : Stephen Haseler
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2012-05-30
The Grand Delusion written by Stephen Haseler and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-30 with History categories.
In 2012, Britain and the Commonwealth celebrate the 60th anniversary of Elizabeth II's accession to the throne. The royal family have overcome a number of obstacles in its recent history, yet today it appears to be riding on a wave of popular affection. But has Elizabeth II's reign been a good thing for the UK? Or have the style, rituals and underlying culture of the modern monarchy held Britain back from its potential in the 21st century world? In this groundbreaking and thought-provoking new book, Stephen Haseler argues that the class structure which the monarchy has continued to encourage has retained outdated, yet seemingly entrenched, attitudes which have negatively affected Britain's economy, capacity to innovate and international stature. He provides an alternative political and social history of modern Britain which will be a provocative yet entertaining and informative read in the Queen's anniversary year.
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Author : Heath Sommer
language : en
Publisher: Tate Publishing
Release Date : 2010-10
The Grand Delusion written by Heath Sommer and has been published by Tate Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10 with Fiction categories.
Loner Addy Siwel only wanted answers when she signed up for a freshman course in theology-what she got was the attention of a murderer. In The Grand Delusion, Dr. Heath Sommer brings to life the precursor stories of characters John Joe, Addy Siwel, and Merci Bowku, who were introduced to the world in the 2009 contemporary mystery The Manufactured Identity. Terror-struck, the three protagonists vie against a backdrop of ironic evil as they are stalked by an unidentified villain who breaks all the rules and sends Chief of police and reluctant clairvoyant Frank Murphy scrambling against the clock in a murder mystery showdown that leaves all questioning what is real and what is beyond this world. 'A fascinating story of psychological intrigue.' Mystery and Suspense Novel Review 'Intimate moments of struggle, frustration, and some of life's most daunting questions come to life by such real characters.' Mountain West Book Review
A Grand Delusion
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Author : Eberhard Kienle
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2001-04-12
A Grand Delusion written by Eberhard Kienle and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-04-12 with History categories.
The author argues in this text that the much-vaunted reform and liberalisation of Egypt's economy has been partial and selective, far from beneficial to all Egyptians. While the encouragement of the private sector has indeed benefited some, it has failed to improve the standard of living of others, in particular the lower middle classes and a large part of the landless rural population. Most importantly, economic reform and liberalisation have failed to produce a greater degree of political democracy: notions of political accountability, clean elections, a genuinely free press, the containment of police powers have turned out to be a great delusion which masks restrictions on political participation and civil liberties.
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Author : Matthew Witten
language : en
Publisher: Signet Book
Release Date : 2000
Grand Delusion written by Matthew Witten and has been published by Signet Book this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Burns, Jacob (Fictitious character) categories.
The author of Breakfast at Madeline's brings back Jacob Burns, a screenwriter and amateur sleuth. After tiring of his noisy drug-dealing neighbors, Jacob begins to battle an unscrupulous landlord, only to become a suspect in the landlord's murder. As Jacob searches for the real culprit, he becomes framed for another murder.
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Author : Stephen Haseler
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2012-05-30
The Grand Delusion written by Stephen Haseler and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-30 with History categories.
In 2012, Britain and the Commonwealth celebrate the 60th anniversary of Elizabeth II's accession to the throne. The royal family have overcome a number of obstacles in its recent history, yet today it appears to be riding on a wave of popular affection. But has Elizabeth II's reign been a good thing for the UK? Or have the style, rituals and underlying culture of the modern monarchy held Britain back from its potential in the 21st century world? In this groundbreaking and thought-provoking new book, Stephen Haseler argues that the class structure which the monarchy has continued to encourage has retained outdated, yet seemingly entrenched, attitudes which have negatively affected Britain's economy, capacity to innovate and international stature. He provides an alternative political and social history of modern Britain which will be a provocative yet entertaining and informative read in the Queen's anniversary year.
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Author : Gabriel Gorodetsky
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
Grand Delusion written by Gabriel Gorodetsky and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with History categories.
A history of the German invasion of Russia in 1941, in the light of archival material. It challenges both the Russian cult of the Great Patriotic Struggle and the distorted Western version created during the Cold War, arguing that the clash was caused by the struggle for the mastery of Europe.