Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Ariel Sharon or Monetary Theory and Bretton Woods

Ariel Sharon: An Intimate Portrait

Author: Uri Dan

In 1954 reporter Uri Dan met a young military commander named Ariel Sharon and followed him closely for more than half a century. Dan became Sharon's trusted advisor and a witness to the defining moments of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict—from secret meetings with heads of state to open warfare in the Sinai. This riveting combination of political history, narrative biography, interviews, and correspondence sheds new light on the conflict in the Middle East and provides an intimate, definitive portrait of Ariel Sharon—a man whose life is inextricably intertwined with Israel's destiny. With Hamas governing Palestine, Ariel Sharon gravely ill and the party he founded, the Kadima, in control of the Knesset, this book couldn't be more timely.



Table of Contents:
Above All, A Friend     ix
Acknowledgments     xi
Foreword     xiii
Letter from Ariel Sharon to Uri Dan     xiv
Map of Israel     xvi
Introduction     1
1948: The War of Independence     7
1956: The Suez Campaign     16
1957: An Outstanding Officer     26
May 1962: Adieu Margalit     29
1967: The Six Day War     31
October 1967: Gur's Death     42
1968: Repopulating the Promised Land     45
1969-1973: Sharon against the Bar-Lev Line     50
1970: Sharon Returns     56
1973: The Yom Kippur War     58
1974: Arik, King of Israel     71
1981: Destroying Osirak     81
1981: "Sharon has destroyed Yamit"     91
June 1982: The Lebanese War     95
1982: Sharon's Black September     108
December 1982-January 1983: Sharon Besieged     112
February 8, 1983: The Kahan Commission Delivers Its Report     120
1983-1984: Ariel, Don't Resign!     127
January 1991: Scud Rain over Israel     132
1993-1994: Arafat Returns     134
Terrorism and War: The Same Battle     139
October 1998: The Wye Plantation Agreement     144
February 1999: Lily Is Ill     149
September 28, 2000: Controversial Visit to the Temple Mount     157
November 2000: Sharon Targets the Top     161
February 6, 2001: Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister     165
2001: First Impressions, and Reflections on Previous Years     167
February-March 2001: Condoleezza's Legs     181
June 1, 2001: Suicide Bomb at the Dolphinarium     184
October 2001: Afghanistan     189
December 2001: Christmas in Bethlehem     192
January 2002: A Boatload of Weapons     198
March 2002: Massacre on Pesach     201
April 2002: "Massacre" in Jenin     203
June 24, 2002: Arafat Out     206
July 2002: The Liquidation of Hamas Leaders     209
November 2002-December 2003: Arik Corrupted?     212
June 2003: The Road Map     217
September 2004: A Plan for Israel     233
November 2004: Arafat's Death     246
September 2005: After the Disengagement     248
2004-2005: A Mother's Advice     260
September 2005: Withdrawal from Gaza     265
September 2005: Speech to the United Nations     272
November 2005: Kadima     274
December 2005-January 2006     278
Chronology     282
Index     285

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Monetary Theory and Bretton Woods: The Construction of an International Monetary Order

Author: Filippo Cesarano

Over the twentieth century monetary theory played a crucial role in the evolution of the international monetary system. The severe shocks and monetary gyrations of the interwar years interacted with theoretical developments that superseded the rigid rules of commodity standards and led to the full-fledged conception of monetary policy. The definitive demise of the gold standard then paved the way for monetary reconstruction. Monetary theory was a decisive factor in the design of the reform proposals, in the Bretton Woods negotiations, and in forging the new monetary order. The Bretton Woods system - successful but nevertheless short-lived - suffered from latent inconsistencies, both analytical and institutional, which fatally undermined the foundations of the postwar monetary architecture and brought about the epochal transition from commodity money to fiat money.



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