TY - BOOK AU - Hemmer Christopher M TI - Which lessons matter?: American foreign policy decision making in the Middle East, 1979-1987 SN - 0791446492 AV - DS63.2.U5 U1 - 327.73056/09/048 PY - 2000/// CY - Albany PB - State University of New York Press KW - Middle East KW - Foreign relations KW - United States KW - 19771981 KW - 19811989 N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-208) and index; 1. Analogies, Choice, and Foreign Policy -- 2. The Historical Repertoire -- 3. The Rise and Fall of Analogies: The Carter Administration and the Hostage Crisis -- 4. Evading an Analogy: The Legacy of the Iranian Hostage Crisis and the Policy toward Hostages in Lebanon -- 5. The Lessons of History and Foreign Policy: Results and Areas for Further Study ER -