- Publisher: Overlook Duckworth
- Year: 2015
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 464pp
- Illustrated: Yes
- Dimensions: 226x156mm
- Condition: New
- Weight: 0.8kg
- ISBN: 9780715650073
- Product code: 507170
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Abba Eban
A Biography
Asaf Siniver New Hardback Illustrated
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Abba Eban (1915–2002) was a key figure in Israeli politics, both as Foreign Minister and Ambassador to the UN. But as this biography makes clear, his intelligence, urbanity and moderate views made him as distrusted at home as he was respected abroad. American-cut pages.
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A skilled debater, a master of language, and a passionate defender of Israel, Abba Eban's diplomatic presence was in many ways a contradiction unlike any the world has seen since. While he was celebrated internationally for his exceptional wit and his moderate, reasoned worldview, these same qualities painted him as elitist and foreign in his home country. The disparity in perception of Eban at home and abroad was such that both his critics and his friends agreed that he would have been a wonderful prime minister- in any country but Israel. In Abba Eban, Asaf Siniver paints a nuanced and complete portrait of one of the most complex figures in twentieth-century foreign affairs. We see Eban growing up and coming into his own as part of the Cambridge Union, and watch him steadily become known as The Voice of Israel. Siniver draws on a vast amount of interviews, writings, and other newly available material to show that, in his unceasing quest for stability and peace for Israel, Eban's primary opposition often came from the homeland he was fighting for; no matter how many allies he gained abroad, the man never understood his own domestic politics well enough to be as effective in his pursuits as he hoped. The first examination of Eban in nearly forty years, Abba Eban is a fascinating look at a life that still offers a valuable perspective on Israel even today.
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Abba Eban (1915–2002) was a key figure in Israeli politics, both as Foreign Minister and Ambassador to the UN. But as this biography makes clear, his intelligence, urbanity and moderate views made him as distrusted at home as he was respected abroad. <i>American-cut pages.</i>
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