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050	1	4	_aDS63.2.U5 _bY48 2008eb
082	0	4	_a327.73053609/045 _222
100	1		_aYetiv, Steven A.
245	1	4	_aThe absence of grand strategy _h[electronic resource] : _bthe United States in the Persian Gulf, 1972-2005 / _cSteve A. Yetiv.
246	3	0	_aUnited States in the Persian Gulf, 1972-2005
260			_aBaltimore, MD : _bJohns Hopkins University Press, _c2008.
300			_axi, 250 p. : _bmaps.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [231]-244) and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction -- Exploring great powers in regions -- The Nixon administration's twin pillars -- The Reagan administration and the Iran-Iraq War -- The Bush administration and constructive engagement -- The Iraq War of 1991 -- The Clinton administration and Saddam Hussein -- Containment plus and regime change in Iraq -- The Iraq War of 2003 -- The balance sheet, so to speak -- The decline of balance of power policy : theory, strategy and realism -- conclusion.
533			_aElectronic reproduction. _bPalo Alto, Calif. : _cebrary, _d2013. _nAvailable via World Wide Web. _nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aIran-Iraq War, 1980-1988.
650		0	_aPersian Gulf War, 1991.
650		0	_aIraq War, 2003-2011.
651		0	_aMiddle East _xForeign relations _zUnited States.
651		0	_aUnited States _xForeign relations _zMiddle East.
651		0	_aUnited States _xForeign relations _y1981-1989.
651		0	_aUnited States _xForeign relations _y1989-
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
710	2		_aebrary, Inc.
856	4	0	_uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/kliuc/Doc?id=10363175 _zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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