US Foreign Service Women in the Middle East and Islamic North Africa, 1945–2001

Anthony J. Barker is Associate Professor and Senior Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia (UWA). His publications include twelve previous books on Australian, British, sporting and especially United States history.

• Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Israel: The Crucial American Commitment in the Middle East.- Chapter 3. Saudi Arabia: Aramco; the Hajj; Female Workers—Glimpses of Yemen.- Chapter 4. Reactions to Nasser’s Egypt and the Suez War of 1956.- Chapter 5. Inside Iran Before and During the 1979 Hostage Crisis.- Chapter 6. Inside Iraq Before and During the Era of Saddam Hussein.- Chapter 7. African-American Foreign Service Women.- Chapter 8. Exploring Islam and International Relations in the Post-Colonial Maghreb.- Chapter 9. Coping with Political and Climatic Challenges in the Western Sahel.- Chapter 10. Inside Chad: North-South Upheavals in the Eastern Sahel.- Chapter 11. Confronting Religious and Regional Conflicts in Sudan.- Chapter 12. Amid Middle East Turmoil: Lebanon, Syria, Israel.- Chapter 13. Reacting to Violence and Terrorism Enroute to Nine Eleven 2001.- Chapter 14. Conclusion./