Avi Shlaim: 3 books
The Iron Wall
Israel and the Arab World
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2015
Avi Shlaim's The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World is the outstanding book on Israeli foreign policy, now thoroughly updated with a new preface and chapters on Israel's most recent leaders
In the 1920s, hard-line Zionists developed the doctrine of the 'Iron Wall': negotiations with the Arabs...
by Avi Shlaim
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2008
The first major account of the life of an extraordinary soldier and statesman, King Hussein of Jordan.
Throughout his long reign (1953—1999), Hussein remained a dominant figure in Middle Eastern politics and a consistent proponent of peace with Israel. For over forty years he walked a tightrope...
by Avi Shlaim, Ph.D.
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2014
“Fascinating. . . . Shlaim presents compelling evidence for a revaluation of traditional Israeli history.”—New York Times Book Review
For this newly expanded edition, Avi Shlaim has added four chapters and an epilogue that address the prime ministerships from Barak to Netanyahu in the...