John F. Kennedy and the politics of arms sales to Israel /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Abraham Ben-Zvi.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Portland, OR :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Frank Cass,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2002.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (x, 140 pages)
SERIES
Series Title
Cass series--Israeli history, politics, and society,
ISSN of Series
1368-4795
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-136) and index.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
This volume seeks to reconstruct the process by which the Kennedy administration decided to sell to Israel Hawk surface-to-air missiles. It argues that both domestic considerations and political calculations were part of a highly complex decision made by members of Washington's high policy elite.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
John F. Kennedy and the politics of arms sales to Israel.
International Standard Book Number
0714652695
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Kennedy, John F., (John Fitzgerald),1917-1963.
Kennedy, John F., (John Fitzgerald),1917-1963.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Arms transfers-- United States-- History-- 20th century.
Defense industries-- United States-- History-- 20th century.
Hawk (Missile)-- History.
Arms transfers.
Buitenlandse politiek.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Exports & Imports.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- International-- General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- International-- Marketing.
Defense industries.
Diplomatic relations.
Hawk (Missile)
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- International Relations-- Trade & Tariffs.
Politics and government
Wapenhandel.
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Israel, Foreign relations, United States.
United States, Foreign relations, 1961-1963.
United States, Foreign relations, Israel.
United States, Politics and government, 1961-1963.