Arab-Israeli Relations, 1917-1970 – December Database of the Month

Arab-Israeli Relations, 1917-1970 includes a wide range of original source materials — letters, minutes, reports, and maps — from the 1917 Balfour Declaration through to the Black September war of 1970-1. These documents, housed in the National Archive, London, are from the Foreign Office, Colonial Office, War Office and Cabinet Papers. Major policy statements and minor documents reveal the workings of colonial administration and, following the creation of the State of Israel in 1948, British diplomacy towards Israel and the Arab states. Continue reading

Qaddafi and Libya / Triangle Factory Fire

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March 28, 2011

Qaddafi and Libya / Triangle Factory Fire

In the News: This week we take a look at the North African country of Libya as well as its leader, Colonel Muammar el-Qaddafi, who has been in power since 1969.

Also In the News: March 25th was the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire that claimed the lives of 146 immigrant workers. According to the ILR School at Cornell University, this incident continues to have great significance because “it highlights the inhumane working conditions to which industrial workers can be subjected. To many, its horrors epitomize the extremes of industrialism.” Visit the ILR School Kheel Center’s site for more resources on the fire.

QADDAFI AND LIBYA

The American Bombing of Libya: A Study of the Force of Miscalculation in Reagan Foreign Policy
By Nicholas Laham. McFarland & Co., 2008
Call Number: E183.8 .L75 L34 2008

El Dorado Canyon: Reagan’s Undeclared War with Qaddafi
By Joseph T. Stanik. Naval Institute Press, 2003
Call Number: E183.8 .L75 S726 2003

Gadaffi: The Desert Mystic
By George Tremlett. Carroll & Graf, 1993
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In the News: The “Cost” of War in the Middle East

Week of December 7, 2009

News Item: This past week President Obama announced his decision to deploy 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan which will eventually bring levels close to 98,000. Public opinion polls indicate Americans are losing confidence in the administration’s handling of the war, but military experts believe more troops are needed to succeed in the region. Since 2002, U.S. efforts in the Middle East have put an even larger strain on the federal deficit and on the very soldiers who have now spent repeated tours of duty in the region.

Air Power Against Terror: America’s Conduct of Operation Enduring Freedom
By Benjamin S. Lambeth. RAND Corp., 2005
Call Number: DS371.412 .L36 2005

Blood Money: Wasted Billions, Lost Lives, and Corporate Greed in Iraq (DVD)
Directed by Leo Telling. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2008
Call Number: DS79.76 .M47 2006

Breaking the Silence: Truth and Lies in the War on Terror (DVD)
Directed by Steve Connelly and John Pilger. Bullfrog Films, 2004
Call Number: E183.8 .A3 B732 2004 (Boca Raton Media Center)

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In the News: Afghanistan

Week of November 2, 2009

News Item: On Monday, November 2, Afghan officials declared President Hamid Karzai the winner of the presidential runoff elections after his opponent, Abdullah Abdullah, dropped out of the race a day earlier. Dr. Abdullah believed a transparent election was not possible if changes were not made in the Independent Election Commission. Meanwhile, President Barack Obama continues to contemplate whether or not to send as many as 40,000 additional military personnel to Afghanistan. Lastly, October marked the deadliest month for U.S. troops in Afghanistan since the war began eight years ago.

Afghan Women: Identity and Invasion
By Elaheh Rostami-Povey. Zed Books, 2007
Call Number: HQ1735.6 .R67 2007

Afghanistan’s Uncertain Transition from Turmoil to Normalcy
By Barnett R. Rubin. Council on Foreign Relations, 2006
Call Number: DS371.4 .R82 2006

After the Taliban: Life and Security in Rural Afghanistan
By Neamatollah Nojumi, Dyan Mazurana, and Elizabeth Stites. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2009
Call Number: HN670.6. A8 N65 2009

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