Lion of Jordan: The Life of King Hussein in War and Peace By Avi Shlaim
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It does offer a very thorough history of the Middle East and its corresponding peace processes The author did a great job tying together the various testimonies and transcripts to put this gem together Hardcover Long as h ll but incredibly thorough and well researched Highly recommend for anyone traveling to Jordan Hardcover A compelling account of King Hussein of Jordan and his long reign It gives an insight into the King s character but its focus is the political and the historical rather than the personal Hussein s lifelong commitment to the struggle for a lasting peace is admirable and his refusal to give up on his quest when all hope seemed lost is awe inspiring The political intrigues of the Middle East are fascinating.
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Avi Shlaim FBA born October 31 1945 is an Iraqi born British Israeli historian He is emeritus professor of International Relations at the University of Oxford and a fellow of the British Academy Shlaim is considered one of Israels New Historians a group of Israeli scholars who put forward critical interpretations of the history of Zionism and Israel Avi Shlaim FBA born October 31 1945 is an Iraqi born British Israeli historian He is emeritus professor of International Relations at the University of Oxford and a fellow of the British Academy Shlaim is considered one of Israel s New Historians a group of Israeli scholars who put forward critical interpretations of the history of Zionism and Israel site_link Though the book centers on King Hussein especially the often volatile relations between Jordan and its Arab neighbours Particularly interesting is the account of the Hussein s relationship with Saddam Hussein and how the King acted during the Gulf War. Lions of judah book series Very detailed this biography is thorough to a fault perhaps spending too much time on the minutiae of the secret meetings between the King and the Israelis Not an easy read but definitely recommended to those interested in the Middle East generally or Jordan specifically. The book of the lion See also my article on Medium Twenty Twenty in Books so far Hardcover Kind of a long slow read It s a political biography of King Hussein of Jordan I learned a lot about Arab Arab relations as well as Arab Israel and Jordan Israel relations Hardcover Very detailed well written and informative account of Jordanian history however sometimes too detailed and too long All and all I enjoyed the book although it took quite a lot of time to get it done Hardcover
| Lion of Jordan: The Life of King Hussein in War and Peace By Avi Shlaim |
| 1400043050 |
| 9781400043057 |
| English |
| 723 |
| Hardcover |
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| the book of the lion |
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Very dense Gives much information about Jordan s role in the Middle East and its relationship to Iraq Egypt and Israel It helped me to understand about the Hashemite family and the Arab world I also gained an understanding of King Hussein and his role during his long reign. Book lion dance Hardcover Hussein was born in 1935 a child of Prince Talal and Princess Zein al Sharaf He attended school at Victoria College in Egypt before continuing his education at Harrow School in England He also had a great relationship with his grandfather King Abdullah I who was also grooming him to be a monarch While accompanying his grandfather to Jerusalem to perform prayers the were the victims of a Palestinian assassin King Abdullah I died Prince Talal Hussein s father took the throne but was forced to abdicate due to a diagnosis of schizophrenia Hussein then took the throne and had a multitude of political issues to contend with He reigned during the Six Day Way Black September the Yom Kuppur War riots in 1989 the Gulf War and a host of assassination attempts He became quite ill resulting in a diagnosis of Non Hodgkins Lymphoma He ultimately died in 1999 from the disease I found this book and decided to pick it up because I had previously read the book written by his wife Queen Noor I really learned a lot about Jordan from her book as well as her life assimilating to Jordanian culture Of course she talked about her husband but I thought it would be wise to read a biography about him This one was well researched and covered a lot of things about his policies and decision in wartime I really learned a lot from this book and found it very enjoyable Hardcover A very well written and informative book on King Hussain who played a major and a shaping role of the contemporary middle eastern history Hardcover A detailed and sympathetic biography of King Hussein bin Talal Rich in detail and full of political intrigues Would recommend to anyone interested in the region s political history Hardcover A masterpiece This book not only tells the story of King Hussein from an unbiased and historically accurate standpoint it tells the story of all of modern Arab history It describes the details of the Hashemite legacy in the Middle East the relationships the different countries and heads of state had the events that transpired It talks of the good times and the bad historically accurate events and recollections that make the reader feel as if they re reliving the past. Book lion dance The book does have a lot of material and it goes in depth frequently there were times where reading the book was difficult on account of painful moments in our history 1948 1967 primarily but it is incredibly insightful and eye opening For someone with intermediate historical knowledge about the Arab World this book does a wonderful job at tying the strings and filling gaps It answers a wealth of unanswered questions as well as presents the reader with surprising information previously unknown. The book of the lion For anyone interested in the history of Jordan or Arab history as a whole in the last 100 years I would strongly recommend this book It was a pleasure reading it and it s one of the few rare books that I would even consider reading again Hardcover.