Lion of JordanKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 9 sept 2008 - 400 páginas 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. |
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... Palestinian question and on his secret contacts with Israel, which culminated in the signature of a peace treaty in ... Palestine (1988). There I challenge many of the myths that have come to surround the birth of the State of Israel ...
... Palestinian question and on his secret contacts with Israel, which culminated in the signature of a peace treaty in ... Palestine (1988). There I challenge many of the myths that have come to surround the birth of the State of Israel ...
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... Palestinian nationalism. The central thesis advanced is that, in November 1947, the Hashemite ruler of Transjordan and the Jewish Agency reached a tacit agreement to divide up mandatory Palestine among themselves and to help abort the ...
... Palestinian nationalism. The central thesis advanced is that, in November 1947, the Hashemite ruler of Transjordan and the Jewish Agency reached a tacit agreement to divide up mandatory Palestine among themselves and to help abort the ...
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... Palestine and Syria, and, on 1 October 1918, entered Damascus first and hoisted the Arab flag. The entry of the Ottoman Empire into the First World War on the side of the Central Powers hastened its final dissolution, and by the time ...
... Palestine and Syria, and, on 1 October 1918, entered Damascus first and hoisted the Arab flag. The entry of the Ottoman Empire into the First World War on the side of the Central Powers hastened its final dissolution, and by the time ...
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... Palestine. Another major uncertainty surrounded the regime and institutions to be installed in the Arab areas that ... Palestine, was divided into British and French spheres of influence. Syria and Lebanon were in the French sphere of ...
... Palestine. Another major uncertainty surrounded the regime and institutions to be installed in the Arab areas that ... Palestine, was divided into British and French spheres of influence. Syria and Lebanon were in the French sphere of ...
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... Palestine was a twice-promised land and concluded that the charges of fraudulence and deception levelled against the British after the war are largely groundless.8 Groundless or not, these charges acquired the status of dogma not only ...
... Palestine was a twice-promised land and concluded that the charges of fraudulence and deception levelled against the British after the war are largely groundless.8 Groundless or not, these charges acquired the status of dogma not only ...
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The Dismissal of Glubb | |
The Liberal Experiment | |
A Royal Coup | |
Peace Partnership with the | |
The London Agreement | |
Intifada and Disengagement | |
The Gulf Crisis and | |
From Madrid to Oslo | |
Peace Treaty | |
The Kings Peace | |
Collision Course | |
The Year of Revolution | |
Arab Foes and Jewish Friends | |
The Palestinian Challenge | |
The Road to | |
Picking Up the Pieces | |
Dialogue Across the Battle Lines | |
Civil | |
The United Arab Kingdom Plan | |
The October | |
The Road to Rabat | |
Lebanon and the Reagan Plan | |
The Last Journey | |
The Life and Legacy | 14 |
Jordanian Secret Meetings with Israeli Officials | 17 |
Chronology | 23 |
The Camp David Accords | 31 |
Interviews | 1999 |
Bibliography | 2006 |
Photo Insert | 2017 |
A Note About the Author | 2036 |
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Lion of Jordan: The Life of King Hussein in War and Peace Avi Shlaim No hay ninguna vista previa disponible - 2008 |
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