The arc of a covenant : the United States, Israel, and the fate of the Jewish people / Walter Russell Mead

Author:: Mead, Walter Russell
Published:: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2022.
Copyright Date:: ©2022
Edition:: First edition.
Physical Description:: 654 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

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Contents:

The mystery of Zion -- The quest for planet Vulcan -- A knock at the door -- George Washington and the Jews -- The end of history and the American mind -- Maelstrom -- Great decisions -- Blackstone and lodge -- American Cyrus -- Cyrus and Britain -- Cyrus and Stalin -- Cyrus agonistes -- The cold peace -- Alliance -- The great miscalculation -- The great MacGuffin and the quest for the Holy Grail -- Right nation -- Apocalypse now : Israel policy under George W. Bush -- Israel and the exceptional American left -- Cool hands, hot world -- American crisis and the fate of the Jews.

Summary:

"A groundbreaking work that overturns the conventional understanding of the Israeli-American relationship and, in doing so, explores how fundamental debates about American identity drive our country's foreign policy"--

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ISBN:

9780375414046 hardcover
0375414045 hardcover

Note:

"This is a Borzoi Book published by Alfred A. Knopf."

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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