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Avi Shlaim
A unique coming-of-age story from the lost world of Arab-Jews
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Avi Shlaim places Israel's policy towards the Gaza Strip under an uncompromising lens.
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Peace-broker, statesman, charismatic ruler and master of realpolitik, Hussein of Jordan was one of the dominant figures in Middle Eastern politics, its most continuous presence, and one of the most…
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In the 1920s, hard-line Zionists developed the doctrine of the ‘Iron Wall’: negotiations with the Arabs must always be from a position of military strength, and only when sufficiently strong…
Why did Hamas attack? What is Israel trying to achieve? Did this catastrophe have to happen? And is there a way forward? The book's expert contributors address these and other…
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Acclaimed reflections on the causes and consequences of the Israel-Palestine conflict.
During his long reign, King Hussein of Jordan was one of the most dominant figures in Middle Eastern politics and a consistent proponent of peace with Israel. This is the…
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Focusing on the last 50 years, this text illuminates the four phases of external involvement - Ottoman, European, superpower and American - that have shaped the political evolution of the…
Chronicles King Abdullah’s relationship with the Zionist movement from his appointment as Emir of Transjordan in 1921 to his assassination in 1951. The author challenges many of the myths and…
This title is part of UC Press’s Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach…
The book discusses the trade and economic interdependence of the EEC and the countries of the Council for the Mutual Economic Assistance (CMEA) and the institutional problems associated with this…
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Avi Shlaim (Oxford University)
Fascinating… . Shlaim presents compelling evidence for a revaluation of traditional Israeli history. -New York Times Book Review
The Cold War has been researched in minute detail and written about at great length but it remains one of the most elusive and enigmatic conflicts of modern times. With…
The June 1967 war was a watershed in the history of the modern Middle East. In six days, the Israelis defeated the Egyptian, Syrian and Jordanian armies. Two veteran scholars…
The updated second edition of The War for Palestine presents the most balanced assessment of the different perspectives of the genesis of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Contributions cover the creation of…
This symposium seeks to redress the balance by examining systematically the whole nexus of economic relations which links the countries of the Mediterranean area with the EEC.
This book is a holistic appraisal of the past ten years of the Israel-Palestine conflict. Rather than attempt to articulate a new or more viable peace paradigm, this volume seeks…
