Peace Business, The : Money and Power in the Palestine-Israel Conflict.
Title:
Peace Business, The : Money and Power in the Palestine-Israel Conflict.
Author:
Bouillon, Markus.
ISBN:
9780857715593
Personal Author:
Physical Description:
1 online resource (268 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Chronology of the Middle East Peace Process -- Acknowledgements and Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. Social Forces, Politics and International Relations -- 2. The Economy, Business and Politics -- 3. Business Interests in Peace and Co-operation -- 4. Business Ties between Israel, Jordan and the PA -- 5. Business Leaders and Political Elites -- 6. Peace, Social Equality and Democracy -- 7. The Regional Failure of the Peace Business -- Conclusion -- Notes -- List of Interviews -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
Markus Bouillon's book makes an important and original contribution to the literature on the Middle East peace process. It is based on _x000D_ extensive and imaginative research and it is packed with new and fascinating material. Bouillon places the behaviour of the elites under an uncompromising lens. His work serves as a useful corrective to the conventional wisdom by highlighting the negative effects of the peace process for all but the elites in Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinian territories._x000D_ _x000D_ Avi Shlaim, Oxford University._x000D_ _x000D_ "The first full-length, authoritative account of the various dimensions of business in the context of Arab-Israeli "peace". … an empirically dense and nuanced analysis"_x000D_ James Piscatori, Oxford University.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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