William R Polk: 7 books
The Birth of America
From Before Columbus to the Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
In this provocative account of colonial America, William R. Polk explores the key events, individuals, and themes of this critical period. With vivid descriptions of the societies that people from Europe came from and with an emphasis on what they believed they were going to, Polk introduces the native...
Understanding Iran
Everything You Need to Know, From Persia to the Islamic Republic, From Cyrus to Khamenei
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2009
William R. Polk provides an informative, readable history of a country which is moving quickly toward becoming the dominant power and culture of the Middle East. A former member of the State Department's Policy Planning Council, Polk describes a country and a history misunderstood by many in the West....
Crusade and Jihad
The Thousand-Year War Between the Muslim World and the Global North
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2018
Crusade and Jihad is the first book to encompass, in one volume, the entire history of the catastrophic encounter between the Global North—China, Russia, Europe, Britain, and America—and Muslim societies from Central Asia to West Africa. William R. Polk draws on more than half a century of experience...
Violent Politics
A History of Insurgency, Terrorism, and Guerrilla War, from the American Revolution to Iraq
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
In the current Middle East, insurgency tactics are used with frequency and increasing success. But guerrilla war-fare is not just the tool of modern-day terrorists. Its roots stretch back to our very own revolution.
In Violent Politics, William Polk takes us on a concise, brilliant tour of...
Understanding Iraq
The Whole Sweep of Iraqi History, from Genghis Khan's Mongols to the Ottoman Turks to the British Mandate to the American Occupation
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
The Dramatic History of Iraq in One Concise Volume
The destinies of Iraq and America will be tightly intertwined into the foreseeable future due to the U.S. incursion into this complex, perplexing desert nation -- the latest in a long history of violent outside interventions. A country sitting...
Out of Iraq
A Practical Plan for Withdrawal Now
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2006
Former senator George McGovern and William R. Polk, a leading authority on the Middle East, offer a detailed plan for a speedy troop withdrawal from Iraq.
During the phased withdrawal, to begin on December 31, 2006, and to be completed by June 30, 2007, they recommend that the Iraq government...
The Elusive Peace (Routledge Revivals)
The Middle East in the Twentieth Century
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2013
The Elusive Peace, first published in 1979, highlights the crucial developments in the Middle East during the twentieth century: the coming of nationalism, the struggle for independence, the effects of the Cold War and the four ‘hot wars’ in the Middle East. The numerous attempts to solve the...