Includes bibliographical references (pages [347]-359) and index.
The United States and the Arab Middle East, 1941-1956 -- Birth of a doctrine, November 1956-January 1957 -- Launching the doctrine, January-April 1957 -- The conservative moment, March-June 1957 -- The Syrian crisis, July-December 1957 -- The Nasserist onslaught, January-April 1958 -- The Lebanese crisis, April-July 1958 -- Death of a doctrine, July 1958-December 1960