{"product_id":"9780141976785","title":"9780141976785","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAvi Shlaim's \u003ci\u003eThe Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e outstanding book on Israeli foreign policy, now thoroughly updated with a new preface and chapters on Israel's most recent leaders\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThe Iron Wall\u003c\/i\u003e is strikingly fair-minded, scholarly, cogently reasoned and makes enthralling ... reading'  Philip Ziegler, \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Anyone wanting to understand the modern Middle East should start by reading this elegantly written and scrupulously researched book'  Trevor Royle, \u003ci\u003eSunday Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A milestone in modern scholarship of the Middle East'  Edward Said\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Fascinating ... Shlaim presents compelling evidence for a revaluation of traditional Israeli history'  Ethan Bronner, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAvi Shlaim\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of International Relations at St. Antony's College, Oxford. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eCollusion Across the Jordan\u003c\/i\u003e (1988) and \u003ci\u003eWar and Peace in the Middle East \u003c\/i\u003e(1995).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47108850122992,"sku":"9780141976785","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780141976785_p0.jpg?v=1763656416","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780141976785","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}