{"product_id":"resurrecting-empire-western-footprints-and-americas-perilous-path-in-the-middle-east-1","title":"Resurrecting Empire: Western Footprints and America's Perilous Path in the Middle East","description":"Begun as the United States moved its armed forces into Iraq, Rashid Khalidi's powerful and thoughtful new book examines the record of Western involvement in the region and analyzes the likely outcome of our most recent Middle East incursions. Drawing on his encyclopedic knowledge of the political and cultural history of the entire region as well as interviews and documents, Khalidi paints a chilling scenario of our present situation and yet offers a tangible alternative that can help us find the path to peace rather than Empire.\n\nWe all know that those who refuse to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Sadly, as Khalidi reveals with clarity and surety, America's leaders seem blindly committed to an ahistorical path of conflict, occupation, and colonial rule. Our current policies ignore rather than incorporate the lessons of experience. American troops in Iraq have seen first hand the consequences of U.S. led \"democratization\" in the region. The Israeli\/Palestinian conflict seems intractable, and U.S. efforts in recent years have only inflamed the situation. The footprints America follows have led us into the same quagmire that swallowed our European forerunners. Peace and prosperity for the region are nowhere in sight.\n\nThis cogent and highly accessible book provides the historical and cultural perspective so vital to understanding our present situation and to finding and pursuing a more effective and just foreign policy.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0807002356\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0807002356.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Khalidi, Rashid\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41458439028794,"sku":"DBV.0807002356.G","price":4.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0807002356-0_2cc525a1-867d-4c07-850e-47707f32819e.jpg?v=1781136855","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/resurrecting-empire-western-footprints-and-americas-perilous-path-in-the-middle-east-1","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}