Who This Author Is

Avi Shlaim has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 7 catalog-linked books across 1995 to 2009, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Israel and Palestine and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1995 to 2009; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Allen Lane and Cambridge University Press.

Best Place To Start

Israel and Palestine

Verso • 2009 • longer commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Allen Lane and Cambridge University Press

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1995 to 2009; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Allen Lane and Cambridge University Press.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Israel and Palestine

    Verso • 2009 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2009 • 392 pages.

  2. EEC and the Mediterranean Countries

    Cambridge University Press • 2008 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2008 • 364 pages.

  3. War and Peace in the Middle East: A Concise History, Revised and Updated

    Penguin Group USA • 1995 • quick commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

  4. politics of partition

    Oxford Univ Pr • 1998 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1998 • 465 pages.

  5. Lion of Jordan

    Penguin Books, Limited • 2008 • oversized commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2008 • 720 pages.

  6. The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World

    W W Norton & Co Inc • 1999 • oversized commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1999 • 670 pages.

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