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Nasser at War

Arab Images of the Enemy

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  • © 2006

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  1. Laura M. James
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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. The Coming and the Going: Friends and Enemies of the Egyptian Revolution

    • Laura M. James
    Pages 1-20

  3. Eliminate the Past: Nationalising the Suez Canal Company

    • Laura M. James
    Pages 21-36

  4. When the Bombs Started Falling: Suez and the Arab Hero

    • Laura M. James
    Pages 37-50

  5. Revolution or Something to Raise Our Morale: Intervention in Yemen

    • Laura M. James
    Pages 51-68

  6. A Very Big Forest: Lions and Tigers and Bears

    • Laura M. James
    Pages 69-87

  7. Different Names for the Same Thing: Imperialism, Zionism and Reaction

    • Laura M. James
    Pages 88-101

  8. You Are Welcome, We Are Ready For War: 1967

    • Laura M. James
    Pages 102-122

  9. One Continuous Nightmare: The Aftermath of Defeat

    • Laura M. James
    Pages 123-143

  10. No Alternative to Battle: The War of Attrition

    • Laura M. James
    Pages 144-166

  11. Conclusion: Ambiguous Legacy

    • Laura M. James
    Pages 167-178

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 179-240
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From his 1956 Suez triumph to the 1967 defeat, President Nasser of Egypt dominated the Arab revolution. Drawing on new Arabic material, this history casts a fresh light on Nasser's era and legacy of conflict and provides an essential background to developments in the contemporary Arab world.

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'In this original and absorbing book, Laura James chronicles Nasser's involvement in four major wars. There is a great deal of new material here, fresh assessments, and subtle analysis of the mindset of the Arab world's iconic leader. Nasser's image of the enemy is presented as the key to understanding his foreign policy. A remarkable book about a remarkable leader.' - Avi Shlaim, St Antony's College, Oxford

'Fluently written and based on a wide range of sources, James's book is one of the most significant pieces of scholarship to have emerged on the Nasser regime in recent years. Nasser at War will make essential reading for contemporary Middle East specialists.' - Nigel Ashton, London School of Economics and Politics, UK

About the author

LAURA JAMES is a Middle East analyst with the Economist Intelligence Unit. She recently completed her doctoral thesis in International Relations at Magdalen College, Oxford. She has previously worked as a College Lecturer in Oxford, an English teacher in Cairo and a UN consultant in Rome.

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