The Iron Wall

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'Anyone wanting to understand the modern Middle East should start by reading this elegantly written and scrupulously researched book' trevor royle, sunday herald
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. This doctrine, argues Avi Shlaim, became central to Israeli policy; dissenters were marginalized and many opportunities lost. Drawing on a great deal of new material and interviews with many key participants, Shlaim places Israel's political and military actions under an uncompromising lens. The result is a fresh and informed account of one of the world's most intractable conflicts of modem times.
'A milestone in modem scholarship of the Middle East' edward said
'Shlaim's usual appreciation for complexities and contradictions and his keen sketches of the principal Israeli actors make this very readable book one of the best and most iUimiinating accounts of... Tovább

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'Anyone wanting to understand the modern Middle East should start by reading this elegantly written and scrupulously researched book' trevor royle, sunday herald
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. This doctrine, argues Avi Shlaim, became central to Israeli policy; dissenters were marginalized and many opportunities lost. Drawing on a great deal of new material and interviews with many key participants, Shlaim places Israel's political and military actions under an uncompromising lens. The result is a fresh and informed account of one of the world's most intractable conflicts of modem times.
'A milestone in modem scholarship of the Middle East' edward said
'Shlaim's usual appreciation for complexities and contradictions and his keen sketches of the principal Israeli actors make this very readable book one of the best and most iUimiinating accounts of Arab-IsraeU relations in years' yaron ezrahi, foreign affairs
'Fascinating Shlaim presents compelling evidence for a revaluation of traditioncQ Israeli history' ethanbronner, the new york times book review
'BriUiant and meticulously argued it should be essential reading for all those interested in the modem history and intemational relations of the Middle East' paul Wilkinson, Scotland on sunday
'Highly readable Shlaim has given us the best, most comprehensive and generally fair-minded diplomatic history of the conflict between 1948 and 1999 yet published' benny morris, journal of^"''stine studies Vissza