My Struggle for Peace, Vol. 1 (1953–1954): The Diary of Moshe Sharett, 1953–1956

Author:   Neil Caplan ,  Yaakov Sharett ,  Yaakov Sharett
Publisher:   Indiana University Press
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9780253037350


Pages:   557
Publication Date:   19 March 2019
Format:   Hardback
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My Struggle for Peace, Vol. 1 (1953–1954): The Diary of Moshe Sharett, 1953–1956


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"My Struggle for Peace is a remarkable political document offering insights into the complex workings of the young Israeli political system, set against the backdrop of the disintegration of the country's fragile armistice with the Arab states. Replete with the diarist's candid comments on Israel's first generation leaders and world statesmen of the day, the diary also tells the dramatic human story of a political career cut short-the removal of an unusually sensitive, dedicated, and talented public servant. My Struggle for Peace is, above all, an intimate record of the decline of Moshe Sharett's moderate approach and the rise of more ""activist-militant"" trends in Israeli society, culminating in the Suez/Sinai war of 1956. The diary challenges the popular narrative that Israel's confrontation with its neighbors was unavoidable by offering daily evidence of Sharett's statesmanship, moderation, diplomacy, and concern for Israel's place in international affairs. This is the first volume in the long-awaited 3-volume English abridgement of Sharett's Yoman Ishi [Personal diary] (Ma'ariv, 1978) maintains the integrity, flavor, and impact of the 8-volume Hebrew original and includes additional documentary material that was not accessible at the time. The volumes are also available to purchase as a set or individually. 3-volume set (1953-1956): https://iupress.org/97802530432521 Volume 1 (1953-1954): https://iupress.org/9780253037350 Volume 2 (1955): https://iupress.org/9780253037589 Volume 3 (1956): https://iupress.org/9780253037626"

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Author:   Neil Caplan ,  Yaakov Sharett ,  Yaakov Sharett
Publisher:   Indiana University Press
Imprint:   Indiana University Press
ISBN:  

9780253037350


ISBN 10:   0253037352
Pages:   557
Publication Date:   19 March 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

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Moshe Sharett was a compulsive writer. He enjoyed the very act of writing, the flavour of the words and the quest for precision of expression . . . [T]his is byno means a diary kept at leisure. Most of it was written under the extremely heavy pressure of work and great mental strain, very often in the middle of the nighs when he was on the verge of physical exhaustion. Standing out above all [the Diary's revelations] is the moral force which dominated Sharett's personality. This extraordinary diary, besides being a unique human document, is a treasure trove for the student of Israel's contemporary history and invaluable for the understanding of one of its crucial periods. -- Joshua Justman, May 4, 1979, * The Jerusalem Post * [T]he most important thing Sharett contributed to the state is the personal diary he wrote during his tenure as prime minister. It is difficult to overstate the importance of those eight volues to the study of the 1950s and to the understanding of Israeli history as a whole. -- Tom Segev, September 12, 2003 * Ha-Aretz *


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Neil Caplan is author of The Israel-Palestine Conflict: Contested Histories and of Futile Diplomacy, a 4-volume documentary history of Arab-Israeli negotiations. He is author (with Laura Zittrain Eisenberg) of Negotiating Arab-Israeli Peace: Patterns, Problems, Possibilities.

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