The Iron Wall
Israel and the Arab World
$76.85
- Paperback
960 pages
- Release Date
11 November 2014
Summary
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 “one book everyone should read for a concise history of Israel’s relations with Arabs” (Independent). What was promulgated as an “iron-wall” strategy—building a position of unassailable strength—was meant to yield to a further stage where Israel would be strong enough to negotiate a satisfactory peace with its neighbors. The goal still remains elusive, if not even further away. This penetrating study brilliantly illuminates past progress and future prospects for peace in the Middle East.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780393346862 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0393346862 |
| Author: | Avi Shlaim |
| Publisher: | WW Norton & Co |
| Imprint: | WW Norton & Co |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 960 |
| Release Date: | 11 November 2014 |
| Weight: | 745g |
| Dimensions: | 46mm x 142mm x 211mm |
Critics Review
“Shlaim’s usual appreciation for complexities and contradictionsand his keen sketches of the principal Israeli actorsmake this very readable book one of the best and most illuminatingaccounts of Arab-Israeli relations in years.” – Yaron Ezrahi - Foreign Affairs
“A powerful overview of 50 years of policy.” – Milton Viorst - Washington Post
Avi Shlaim
Avi Shlaim is a professor emeritus of international relations at the University of Oxford. He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2006. His books include Lion of Jordan: The Life of King Hussein in War and Peace; War and Peace in the Middle East: A Concise History; The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World; and Israel and Palestine: Reappraisals, Revisions, Refutations. He lives in Oxford.
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