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In this analysis of Middle East-American relations since 1945, Burton Kaufman tells the story of two conflicting developments: first, the American presence in Arab-Israeli diplomatic relations, and second, the American interest in Middle-Eastern petroleum. The study handles with care the idea of an Arab world - since inter-Arab relations are sharply conflicted and unstable. Having established a multifarious Arab world, Kaufman examines the relationship between the US and the Arab Middle East during the Cold War, the Yom Kippur War, and various oil crises, right up to the present. The result is a readable, complete history of US/Arab relations during its most crucial period.