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Nearest East: American millennialism and mission to the Middle East

Discusses how missionaries and evangelical politics influenced American government policy in the Middle East
Print Book, English, cop. 2010
Temple University Press, Philadelphia, cop. 2010
213 p. ; 24 cm
9781439902226, 1439902224
912634977
Acknowledgments Introduction 1 The United States and the Near East, circa 1800 2 A Quest for "Zion" and Peace on Earth: Mission to the Bible Lands 3 Dream and Trauma: Missionary America and Young Turkey, 1908-1923 4 Oil, Palestine-Israel, and Empire of the Good 5 American Steps and Shortcuts to "Zion" after 1967 Conclusion Notes Selected Bibliography Index
Bibliografía: p.[197]-200 Índices