(Ebook) It's The Culture...! : Why We Don't Understand The Middle East And Its Terror by Alfred S. Golding ISBN 9780759682498, 0759682496

(Ebook) It's The Culture...! : Why We Don't Understand The Middle East And Its Terror by Alfred S. Golding ISBN 9780759682498, 0759682496

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Two Parables
Foreword
PART ONE
THE MIDDLE EASTERN MINDSET IS ALIEN TO OUR WESTERN WAY OF THINKING
Chapter I The Gulf War And The Middle East: An Overview
Chapter II Tribalism, Terror And The Code Of Honor
Chapter III "The World Is Ruined; Let It Be Ruined More": The Business Of Peace And War
Chapter IV Grand Illusions And Their Consequences
The Non-Existence Of lsrael; The Myth Of Arab Palestine
"Forward To Yesterday"
A Unified Pan-Arab Eden
"Wishing Will Make It So"
PART TWO
OUR SPECIALISTS DO NOT RECOGNIZE THE INFLUENCE OF TRIBALISM ON MIDDLE EASTERN CULTURE
Chapter V Expert Misperceptions
Why So Many Of Our Experts Remain Unaware Of Middle Eastern Tribalism
The State Department: Elitism And Bigoted Governance
Failed Near East Policy And Official Myopia .
Historic Antecedents For Our Inattention To Middle Eastern Tribalism
PART THREE
THE MEDIA INACCURATELY REPORT ON THE MIDEAST
Chapter VI Radio, Television And Newspaper Distortions Of The News From The Middle Eastetc.
PART FOUR
A DECADE OF FATEFUL CONSEQUENCES (1991-2000)Chapter VII The Arab Lands And Their OverlordsChapter IX The Palestinian Arab LimboChapter X Non-Arab Lands Of The Near East
Chapter XI A Mismanaged Mideast Diplomacyetc.
PART FIVE
CULMINATION
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