02360cam a2200397 i 4500 1165022300 TxAuBib 20230209120000.0 210904s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021037997 9780375414046 $35.00 0375414045 $35.00 LBSOR/DLC eng rda DLC GCmBT NjBwBT UtOrBLW TxAuBib rda Mead, Walter Russell, author. The arc of a covenant : the United States, Israel, and the fate of the Jewish people / Walter Russell Mead. First edition. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2022. 654 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "This is a Borzoi Book published by Alfred A. Knopf"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references (pages 589-617) and index. The mystery of Zion -- The quest for planet Vulcan -- A knock at the door -- George Washington and the Jews -- The end of history and the American mind -- Maelstrom -- Great decisions -- Blackstone and lodge -- American Cyrus -- Cyrus and Britain -- Cyrus and Stalin -- Cyrus agonistes -- The cold peace -- Alliance -- The great miscalculation -- The great MacGuffin and the quest for the Holy Grail -- Right nation -- Apocalypse now : Israel policy under George W. Bush -- Israel and the exceptional American left -- Cool hands, hot world -- American crisis and the fate of the Jews. "A groundbreaking work that overturns the conventional understanding of the Israeli-American relationship and, in doing so, explores how fundamental debates about American identity drive our country's foreign policy"-- Provided by publisher. 20230209. Arab-Israeli conflict. Zionism United States. Religion and politics United States. United States Foreign relations Israel. United States Politics and government. Israel Foreign relations United States. Israel Strategic aspects. TXKIP