Lion of Jordan: The Life of King Hussein in War and Peace - Paperback
by Avi Shlaim
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Availability:In StockContributor:Avi ShlaimTheme:Chronological Period/20th Century, Cultural Region/Middle EasternPublish date:10/6/2009Pages:768
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Knopf Doubleday Publishing GroupISBN-13:9781400078288ISBN-10:1400078288UPC:9781400078288Book Category:Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Royalty, Presidents & Heads of State, HistoricalSize:9.28 x 6.30 x 1.54 inchesWeight:0.958Product ID:SCREVYX4QV
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 between Palestinians and Arab radicals on the one hand and Israel on the other. Avi Shlaim reveals that Hussein initiated a secret dialogue with Israel in 1963 and spent hundreds of hours in talks with countless Israeli officials. Shlaim expertly reconstructs this dialogue from previously untapped records and first-hand accounts, significantly rewriting the history of the Middle East over the past fifty years and shedding light on the far-reaching impact of Hussein's leadership.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Knopf Doubleday Publishing GroupISBN-13:9781400078288ISBN-10:1400078288UPC:9781400078288Book Category:Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Royalty, Presidents & Heads of State, HistoricalSize:9.28 x 6.30 x 1.54 inchesWeight:0.958Product ID:SCREVYX4QV
Avi Shlaim was born in Baghdad in 1945, grew up in Israel, and studied at Cambridge University and the London School of Economics. He is a Fellow of St. Antony's College and a professor of international relations at the University of Oxford. He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2006. His books include Collusion Across the Jordan: King Abdullah, the Zionist Movement, and the Partition of Palestine (winner of the Political Studies Association's 1988 WJM Mackenzie Prize); The Politics of Partition; War and Peace in the Middle East: A Concise History; and The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World. He lives in Oxford.
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
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