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

作者 Avi Shlaim著
出版社 Penguin
出版时间 2008年11月
ISBN 9780141017280
定价 175.80

内容简介

Formostofhislongreign(1953-1999)HusseinofJordanwasoneofthedominantfiguresinMiddleEasternpolitics,itsmostcontinuouspresence,andoneofthemostconsistentproponentsofpeacewithIsrael.Thisisthefirstmajoraccountofhislifeandreign,writtenwithaccesstomanyofhissurvivingpapers,withtheco-operation(butnotapproval)ofhisfamilyandstaff,andextensiveinterviewswithpolicy-makersofmanydifferentnationalities.

作者简介

AviShlaimwasborninBaghdadin1945;grewupinIsrael;andreceivedhisuniversityeducationatCambridgeandtheLSE.HeisaFellowofSt.Antony'sCollege,amemberoftheBritishAcademyandaProfessorofInternationalRelationsattheUniversityofOxford.PreviousbooksincludeCollusionAcrosstheJordan:KingAbdullah,TheZionistMovement,andthePartitionofPalestine(WinnerofthePoliticalStudiesAssociation'sWJMMackenziePrize,1988),WarandPeaceintheMiddleEast:AConciseHistory(1995)andTheIronWall:IsraelandtheArabWorld(2000).

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