Meilleurs ennemis. English

Best of enemies : a history of US and Middle East relations / Jean-Pierre Filiu and David B.

London : SelfMadeHero, 2012-<2014>

v. : chiefly ill. ; 25 cm.

Originally published in French by Futuropolis in 2011.

It was an American who first described the "Barbary" lands of the Mediterranean basin as "the Middle East" - a region by which America, ever since its own revolutionary foundation, has always measured its power. Acclaimed historian Jean-Pierre Filiu and award-winning artist David B. tell the story of the blockades, broadsides, and betrayals of this foreign affair - a wary co-dependency that, from the Epic of Gilgamesh to the Eisenhower era, and from gold to oil, has continued to define our modern world.

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June 14, 2012