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Lion of Jordan: The Life of King Hussein in War and Peace

Lion of Jordan: The Life of King Hussein in War and Peace

Shlaim, Avi

Paperback

Biographies GeneralHistorical FiguresPresidents & Heads of State

ISBN10: 1400078288
ISBN13: 9781400078288
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published: Oct 6 2009
Pages: 768
Weight: 2.11
Height: 1.54 Width: 6.30 Depth: 9.28
Language: English
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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