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. |
Dentro del libro
Resultados 1-3 de 81
Página 147
... gave further details on the method of effecting the pay- ments in material that he prepared but ultimately dropped from his book Veil : The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981-1987 . This account was placed at the disposal of a fellow ...
... gave further details on the method of effecting the pay- ments in material that he prepared but ultimately dropped from his book Veil : The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981-1987 . This account was placed at the disposal of a fellow ...
Página 256
... gave Hussein solid and unswerving support until his death in 1970. By contrast , the Americans turned out to be the most inconstant and unreliable of allies . Israel's resounding military victory in the war transformed the national mood ...
... gave Hussein solid and unswerving support until his death in 1970. By contrast , the Americans turned out to be the most inconstant and unreliable of allies . Israel's resounding military victory in the war transformed the national mood ...
Página 531
... gave him a pliant parliament for proceeding with the task of Arab - Israeli peacemaking , which remained at the top of his agenda . It also gave rise to speculation that the signing of a Jordanian- Israeli peace accord was imminent . 25 ...
... gave him a pliant parliament for proceeding with the task of Arab - Israeli peacemaking , which remained at the top of his agenda . It also gave rise to speculation that the signing of a Jordanian- Israeli peace accord was imminent . 25 ...
Índice
The Hashemite Heritage I | 1 |
Murder of a Mentor | 38 |
The Making of a King | 59 |
Página de créditos | |
Otras 28 secciones no se muestran.
Otras ediciones - Ver todo
Lion of Jordan: The Life of King Hussein in War and Peace Avi Shlaim No hay ninguna vista previa disponible - 2008 |
Términos y frases comunes
Abu Nuwar Abu-Odeh agreement Allon ambassador American Amman Arab leaders Arab Legion Arab world Arab-Israeli Arafat army Asad asked attack Baghdad Britain British Cairo conference conflict crisis crown prince Dayan decision diplomatic Eban Egypt Egyptian Faisal fedayeen forces Glubb Gulf Halevy Hashemite Hussein bin Talal Ibid Interview with King Iraq Iraqi Israel Israeli Itzhak Rabin Jerusalem Jewish Jordan Jordanian King Abdullah King Hussein king's Kissinger Kuwait Lebanon Likud London Majali meeting Meir Middle East military monarchy Moshe Mossad Muhammad Nabulsi nationalist negotiations Netanyahu Noor Nuwar officers pact Palestine Palestinian parties peace process peace treaty Peres political position President prime minister Prince Hassan Rabin regime Rifa'i royal Sadat Saddam Saudi Arabia September settlement Shamir Sharif Nasser Shukri Shultz Soviet summit Syria talks territory took Transjordan troops United wanted West Bank withdrawal Yaacov Herzog Zaid Rifa'i Zain Zionist