Lion of Jordan: The Life of King Hussein in War and PeaceAllen Lane, 2007 - 697 páginas For most of his long reign (1953-1999) Hussein of Jordan was one of the dominant figures in Middle Eastern politics, and one of the most consistent proponents of peace with Israel. This is the first major account of his life and reign, written with access to many of his surviving papers, with the co-operation (but not approval) of his family and staff, and extensive interviews with policy-makers of many different nationalities. Shlaim reveals that for the sake of dynastic and national survival, Hussein initiated a secret dialogue with Israel in 1963, and spent over 1000 hours in talks with Golda Meir, Shimon Peres, Itzhak Shamir, Itzhak Rabin, and countless other Israeli officials. Shlaim reconstructs this dialogue across the battle-lines from new Israeli records and first-hand accounts by many of the key participants, demonstrating that Israeli intransigence was largely responsible for the failure to achieve a peaceful settlement to the conflict between 1967 and 1994. |
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... house was in line with Hussein's simple tastes , and provided a real home and a retreat from the pressures of public life . The house stood on the crest of a hill in open countryside where Hussein and Muna could ride on horseback . In ...
... house was in line with Hussein's simple tastes , and provided a real home and a retreat from the pressures of public life . The house stood on the crest of a hill in open countryside where Hussein and Muna could ride on horseback . In ...
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... House had been very tense : ' Shamir's staff were so suspicious that they wanted to search Hussein's secretary's bags and to examine the food . The Israelis would not even use the house phone . They went into the nearby village to make ...
... House had been very tense : ' Shamir's staff were so suspicious that they wanted to search Hussein's secretary's bags and to examine the food . The Israelis would not even use the house phone . They went into the nearby village to make ...
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... House , as if it were some media replay of Arafat's meeting with Rabin . ' Follow your instincts , ' Queen Noor told him . ' Don't let anyone hijack this critical historic moment for their own short - term political benefit . ' But the ...
... House , as if it were some media replay of Arafat's meeting with Rabin . ' Follow your instincts , ' Queen Noor told him . ' Don't let anyone hijack this critical historic moment for their own short - term political benefit . ' But the ...
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The Hashemite Heritage | 1 |
Murder of a Mentor | 38 |
The Making of a King | 59 |
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