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 ixAcknowledgments 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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