Arafat: Terrorist Or Peacemaker?
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Few figures in modern history have provoked such fierce and unrelenting debate as Yasser Arafat — guerrilla fighter, statesman, Nobel laureate, and, to many, a symbol of terror. Alan Hart's landmark biography presents an unflinching portrait of the Palestinian leader, drawing on years of direct access and personal interviews to chronicle Arafat's rise from obscurity to the very centre of the world's most intractable conflict. Hart reconstructs the turbulent arc of Palestinian nationalism, placing Arafat within the broader sweep of Middle Eastern politics, Cold War manoeuvring, and the unresolved tragedy of a displaced people. Hart writes with the authority of a seasoned journalist who witnessed these events firsthand, and his narrative challenges readers to confront uncomfortable truths on all sides of the Israeli-Palestinian divide. The book argues that the question posed in its title — terrorist or peacemaker? — is not merely rhetorical, but fundamental to understanding the prospects for peace in the region. Decades after its first publication, Arafat: Terrorist or Peacemaker? retains its power to unsettle, provoke, and illuminate — leaving the reader to wonder whether the answer was ever truly within reach.
Author: Alan Hart
Format: Hardback
Published: 1984, Sidgwick & Jackson
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Few figures in modern history have provoked such fierce and unrelenting debate as Yasser Arafat — guerrilla fighter, statesman, Nobel laureate, and, to many, a symbol of terror. Alan Hart's landmark biography presents an unflinching portrait of the Palestinian leader, drawing on years of direct access and personal interviews to chronicle Arafat's rise from obscurity to the very centre of the world's most intractable conflict. Hart reconstructs the turbulent arc of Palestinian nationalism, placing Arafat within the broader sweep of Middle Eastern politics, Cold War manoeuvring, and the unresolved tragedy of a displaced people. Hart writes with the authority of a seasoned journalist who witnessed these events firsthand, and his narrative challenges readers to confront uncomfortable truths on all sides of the Israeli-Palestinian divide. The book argues that the question posed in its title — terrorist or peacemaker? — is not merely rhetorical, but fundamental to understanding the prospects for peace in the region. Decades after its first publication, Arafat: Terrorist or Peacemaker? retains its power to unsettle, provoke, and illuminate — leaving the reader to wonder whether the answer was ever truly within reach.