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In July 1950, Avi Shlaim, only five, and his family were forced
into exile, fleeing from their beloved Iraq into the new state of
Israel. Now the rump of a once flourishing community of over
150,000, dating back 2,600 years, has dwindled to single figures.
For many, this tells the story of the timeless clash of the Arab
and Jewish civilisations, the heroic mission of Zionism to rescue
Eastern Jews from their backwards nations, and unceasing
persecution as the fate and history of Jewish people. Avi Shlaim
tears up this script. His mother had many Muslim friends in
Baghdad, but no Zionist ones. The Iraqi Jewish community, once
celebrated for its ancient heritage and rich culture, was sprayed
with DDT upon arrival in Israel. As anti-Semitism gathered pace in
Iraq, the Zionist underground may have inflamed it –
deliberately. This memoir celebrates the disappearing heritage of
Arab-Jews – caught in the crossfire of secular ideologies.
This volume is an appraisal of the past ten years of the
Israel-Palestine conflict. Particularly following Israeli Operation
Cast Lead in 2009, prospects for a viable Palestinian state
existing alongside a secure and independent Israel seem
increasingly out of reach. Nonetheless, peace initiatives remain
largely limited to the prevailing two-state solution, without much
serious attention paid to that paradigm's feasibility in the
aftermath of: the Israeli separation barrier, rampant settlement of
the West Bank, the crippling of Palestinian civil society by
Israeli economic sanctions (and military campaigns), or growing
loyalties among disillusioned Palestinians to militant groups like
Hamas. Rather than attempt to articulate a new or more viable peace
paradigm, this volume seeks to encourage more informed discussion
of the present peace process by elaborating on its limitations in
the aftermath of the past ten years. Featuring chapters from
scholars of international law, political science, philosophy,
history, and Middle East Studies, this interdisciplinary volume
seeks to analyze the vicissitudes of the Israel-Palestine conflict
over the past ten years, in a truly holistic manner.
Avi Shlaim's The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World is the
outstanding book on Israeli foreign policy, now thoroughly updated
with a new preface and chapters on Israel's most recent leaders In
the 1920s, hard-line Zionists developed the doctrine of the 'Iron
Wall': negotiations with the Arabs must always be from a position
of military strength, and only when sufficiently strong Israel
would be able to make peace with her Arab neighbours. This
doctrine, argues Avi Shlaim, became central to Israeli policy;
dissenters were marginalized and many opportunities to reconcile
with Palestinian Arabs were lost. Drawing on a great deal of new
material and interviews with many key participants, Shlaim places
Israel's political and military actions under and uncompromising
lens. His analysis will bring scant comfort to partisans on both
sides, but it will be required reading for anyone interested in
this fascinating and troubled region of the world. 'The Iron Wall
is strikingly fair-minded, scholarly, cogently reasoned and makes
enthralling ... reading' Philip Ziegler, Daily Telegraph 'Anyone
wanting to understand the modern Middle East should start by
reading this elegantly written and scrupulously researched book'
Trevor Royle, Sunday Herald 'A milestone in modern scholarship of
the Middle East' Edward Said 'Fascinating ... Shlaim presents
compelling evidence for a revaluation of traditional Israeli
history' Ethan Bronner, The New York Times Book Review Avi Shlaim
is Professor of International Relations at St. Antony's College,
Oxford. His previous books include Collusion Across the Jordan
(1988) and War and Peace in the Middle East (1995).
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.
With characteristic rigor and readability, Avi Shlaim reflects on a
range of key issues, transformations and personalities in the
Israel-Palestine conflict. From the 1917 Balfour Declaration to the
2008 invasion of Gaza, Israel and Palestine places current events
in their proper historical perspective, and assesses the impact of
key political and intellectual figures, including Yasir Arafat and
Ariel Sharon, Edward Said and Benny Morris. It also re-examines the
United States' influential role in the conflict, and explores the
many missed opportunities for peace and progress. Clear-eyed and
meticulous, Israel and Palestine is an essential tool for
understanding the fractured history and future prospects of the
region.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which
commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out
and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and
impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes
high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using
print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in
1983.
Avi Shlaim's Lion of Jordan: The Life of King Hussein in War and
Peace is the first major account one of the most important figures
in the turbulent history of the Middle East. Peace-broker,
statesman, charismatic ruler and master of realpolitik, Hussein of
Jordan was one of the dominant figures in Middle Eastern politics,
its most continuous presence, and one of the most consistent
proponents of peace with Israel. For over forty years he was at the
eye of the storm in the region, constantly negotiating between the
Arab world and the Israelis, guiding his country through conflict,
surviving assassination attempts and trying to fulfill his lifelong
quest for peace and the survival of his dynasty. This is the first
major account of Hussein's remarkable dialogue across the battle
lines, and of his covert meetings with Israeli leaders. Drawing on
extensive archival sources and on unprecedented interviews with
Hussein, his family, and confidants, it reveals a titanic leader
and a courageous man. 'A thrilling, masterful biography' Simon
Sebag-Montefiore, Sunday Telegraph Books of the Year 'The most
comprehensive biography of the "plucky little king"' Anton La
Guardia, Literary Review 'A nuanced portrait of Jordan's late King
Hussein ... salutes Hussein's extraordinary physical and moral
courage' Daily Telegraph Avi Shlaim was born in Baghdad in 1945;
grew up in Israel; and received his university education at
Cambridge and the LSE. His books include Collusion Across the
Jordan: King Abdullah, The Zionist Movement, and the Partition of
Palestine (Winner of the Political Studies Association's WJM
Mackenzie Prize, 1988), War and Peace in the Middle East: A Concise
History and The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World.
The June 1967 war was a watershed in the history of the modern
Middle East. In six days, the Israelis defeated the Egyptian,
Syrian and Jordanian armies, seizing large portions of their
territories. Two veteran scholars of the Middle East bring together
some of the most knowledgeable experts in their fields to reassess
the origins and the legacies of the war. Each chapter takes a
different perspective from the vantage point of a different
participant, those that actually took part in the war and also the
world powers that played important roles behind the scenes. Their
conclusions make for sober reading. At the heart of the story was
the incompetence of the Egyptian leadership and the rivalry between
various Arab players who were deeply suspicious of each other's
motives. Israel, on the other side, gained a resounding victory for
which, despite previous assessments to the contrary, there was no
master plan.
"Remarkable...breathtaking in its scope and historical precision, this is highly recommended volume for both publivc and academic libraries.—Library Journal.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which
commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out
and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and
impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes
high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using
print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in
1983.
The book discusses the trade and economic interdependence of the
EEC and the countries of the Council for the Mutual Economic
Assistance (CMEA) and the institutional problems associated with
this relationship. This study of EEC-CMEA relations provides
valuable insights into such questions as the impact of the
formation of trade blocs on the development of world trade and the
difficulties that arise in coordinating external commercial policy
among states with separate treasuries, monetary authorities and
foreign ministries. The book compares the process of economic
integration in Eastern and Western Europe and points our hitherto
neglected similarities. It traces the evolution of the dialogue
between the EEC Commission and the CMEA Secretariat and the
development of the Soviet views on Western European integration - a
matter of vital importance in assessing the potential for business
like relations between the two integration blocs.
It has become fashionable to depict the EEC as a protectionist,
'inward-looking' rich men's club and to dismiss its trade and aid
policies as a subtle form of neo-colonialist exploitation. But less
attention has been paid to the precise impact which trade relations
with the EEC have had on the Community's associates. This symposium
seeks to redress the balance by examining systematically the whole
nexus of economic relations which links the countries of the
Mediterranean area with the EEC. The community's policies and
particularly the so-called 'global approach' and the dependence of
the Nine on migrant labour are examined. But the main emphasis is
on the impact which this relationship has on the economic
development of the Mediterranean countries themselves.
Consequently, the books sheds light on a question which has
received scant attention in the literature on international trade,
namely, what are the effects of association and trade preference
agreements between countries which are at different stages of their
economic development?
The Cold War has been researched in minute detail and written about
at great length but it remains one of the most elusive and
enigmatic conflicts of modern times. With the ending of the Cold
War, it is now possible to review the entire post-war period, to
examine the Cold War as history. The Middle East occupies a special
place in the history of the Cold War. It was critical to its birth,
its life and its demise. In the aftermath of the Second World War,
it became one of the major theatres of the Cold War on account of
its strategic importance and its oil resources. The key to the
international politics of the Middle East during the Cold War era
is the relationship between external powers and local powers. Most
of the existing literature on the subject focuses on the policies
of the Great Powers towards the local region. The Cold War and the
Middle East redresses the balance by concentrating on the policies
of the local actors. It looks at the politics of the region not
just from the outside in but from the inside out. The contributors
to this volume are leading scholars in the field whose interests
combine International Relations and Middle Eastern Studies.
The 1948 war led to the creation of the state of Israel, the
fragmentation of Palestine, and to a conflict which has raged
across the intervening sixty years. The historical debate likewise
continues and these debates are encapsulated in the second edition
of The War for Palestine, updated to include chapters on Saudi
Arabia and Lebanon. In a preface to the new edition, the editors
survey the state of scholarship in this contested field. The impact
of these debates goes well beyond academia. There is an important
link between the state of Arab-Israeli relations and popular
attitudes towards the past. A more complex and fair-minded
understanding of that past is essential for preserving at least the
prospect of reconciliation between Arabs and Israel in the future.
The rewriting of the history of 1948 thus remains a practical as
well as an academic imperative.
The June 1967 war was a watershed in the history of the modern
Middle East. In six days, the Israelis defeated the Egyptian,
Syrian and Jordanian armies, seizing large portions of their
territories. Two veteran scholars of the Middle East bring together
some of the most knowledgeable experts in their fields to reassess
the origins and the legacies of the war. Each chapter takes a
different perspective from the vantage point of a different
participant, those that actually took part in the war and also the
world powers that played important roles behind the scenes. Their
conclusions make for sober reading. At the heart of the story was
the incompetence of the Egyptian leadership and the rivalry between
various Arab players who were deeply suspicious of each other's
motives. Israel, on the other side, gained a resounding victory for
which, despite previous assessments to the contrary, there was no
master plan.
The 1948 war led to the creation of the state of Israel, the
fragmentation of Palestine, and to a conflict which has raged
across the intervening sixty years. The historical debate likewise
continues and these debates are encapsulated in the second edition
of The War for Palestine, updated to include chapters on Saudi
Arabia and Lebanon. In a preface to the new edition, the editors
survey the state of scholarship in this contested field. The impact
of these debates goes well beyond academia. There is an important
link between the state of Arab-Israeli relations and popular
attitudes towards the past. A more complex and fair-minded
understanding of that past is essential for preserving at least the
prospect of reconciliation between Arabs and Israel in the future.
The rewriting of the history of 1948 thus remains a practical as
well as an academic imperative.
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