The Blood of Abraham: Insights into the Middle East

by Jimmy Carter

Overview

In The Blood of Abraham, originally published in 1985 with updates to the afterword in 1993 and 2007, President Carter explains his understanding of the Middle East and seeks to provide an enlightening and reconciling vision for greater peace in the region.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781557288622
Publisher:	University of Arkansas Press
Publication date:	10/01/2007
Edition description:	3rd Edition
Pages:	284
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Jimmy Carter, the thirty-ninth president of the United States, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his time as president and his work through the Carter Center, which seeks to prevent and resolve conflicts, enhance freedom and democracy, and improve health around the world.

Table of Contents

Chronology     xi
Maps
The Middle East, 1984     xxviii
The Journey of Abraham     xxx
U.N. Palestine Partition Plan, 1947     xxxi
Israel, 1949-1967     xxxii
Israel and Occupied Territory since June 1967     xxxiii
Introduction     1
Israel     21
Syria     60
Lebanon     83
The Palestinians     103
Jordan     124
Egypt     143
Saudi Arabia     165
The Future     179
Afterword     194
Appendices
U.N. Resolution 242, November 1967     213
U.N. Resolution 338, October 1973     215
The U.S.-Soviet Communique, October 1977     216
The Camp David Accords, September 1978     218
Speech by President Ronald Reagan, September 1982     230
Statement of Arab Leaders at Fez, Morocco, September 1982     237
Index     239

Editorial Reviews

The book’s main lesson is one that Carter taught so well at Camp David: that adversaries in the Middle East can make giant steps toward peace if America’s president acts as a ‘trusted mediator’ and an ‘unwavering, enthusiastic’ partner in the process.” —Newsweek “A caring, well-researched and closely informed book . . . can be read by the non-expert without fear of arcane overload, yet can be read profitably by experts for its clearness of thought.” —Atlanta Journal and Constitution

“The book’s main lesson is one that Carter taught so well at Camp David: that adversaries in the Middle East can make giant steps toward peace if America’s president acts as a ‘trusted mediator’ and an ‘unwavering, enthusiastic’ partner in the process.”
—Newsweek

From the Publisher

The book's main lesson is one that Carter taught so well at Camp David: that adversaries in the Middle East can make giant steps toward peace if America's president acts as a 'trusted mediator' and an 'unwavering, enthusiastic' partner in the process.

Newsweek

A caring, well-researched and closely informed book . . . can be read by the non-expert without fear of arcane overload, yet can be read profitably by experts for its clearness of thought.

Atlanta Journal and Constitution

New edition (previous editions: 1985, 1986, 1988, 1993) of the former president's history and analysis. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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