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Master of the game : Henry Kissinger and the art of Middle East diplomacy / Martin Indyk.
Van Pelt Library E183.8.M628 I53 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Indyk, Martin, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mediation, International.
- Arab-Israeli conflict--1973-1993.
- Arab-Israeli conflict.
- Israel-Arab War, 1973.
- Diplomatic relations.
- Kissinger, Henry, 1923-2023.
- Kissinger, Henry.
- Kissinger, Henry, 1923-.
- Middle East--Foreign relations--United States.
- Middle East.
- International relations.
- United States.
- United States--Foreign relations--Middle East.
- United States--Foreign relations--1969-1974.
- United States--Foreign relations--1974-1977.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 672 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Henry Kissinger and the art of Middle East diplomacy
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021.
- Summary:
- "A perceptive and provocative history of Henry Kissinger's diplomatic negotiations in the Middle East that illuminates the unique challenges and barriers Kissinger and his successors have faced in their attempts to broker peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: pt. I Preparations
- 1. The Strategy
- 2. Gaining Control
- 3. The Jordan Crisis
- 4. A Failure of Imagination
- pt. II War and Peacemaking
- 5. Resupply
- 6. Cease-Fire
- 7. DEFCON 3
- pt. III The Road to Geneva
- 8. Golda's Inferno
- 9. Henry of Arabia
- 10. "A Time for Peace"
- pt. IV The Peace Negotiations
- 11. The Sinai Disengagement
- 12. "Ploughing the Ocean"
- 13. Breakthrough
- pt. V The Third Step
- 14. The Step Not Taken
- 15. Breakdown
- 16. Reassessment
- 17. Denouement.
- Notes:
- "This is a Borzoi book"--from title verso.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 595-640) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Sylvia W. Kauders Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Indyk, Martin, Master of the game
- ISBN:
- 9781101947548
- 1101947543
- OCLC:
- 1235905654
- Publisher Number:
- 99988845810
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