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The Much Too Promised Land

America's Elusive Search for Arab-Israeli Peace

by Aaron David Miller
William Hughes
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For nearly twenty years, Aaron David Miller has played a central role in U.S. efforts to broker Arab-Israeli peace. His position as an advisor to presidents, secretaries of state, and national security advisors has given him a unique perspective on a problem that American leaders have wrestled with for more than half a century: Why has the world’s greatest superpower failed to find a solution for peace in the Middle East?

Here is an insider’s view of the peace process, filled with unforgettable behind-the-scenes stories and interviews with all the key players as they disclose the inner thoughts and strategies that motivated them. The result is a book which shatters preconceived notions about tackling the complicated issues of culture, religion, domestic politics, and national security that have defined—and often derailed—a half century of diplomacy.

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  • Release date

    March 25, 2008

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781483057088
      • File size: 383956 KB
      • Duration: 13:19:54

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Miller spent nearly 20 years as an advisor to presidents on Middle East issues, particularly the Arab-Israeli conflict. His book touches on historical events but concentrates on personalities and events from the time of Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger forward. Miller both praises and critiques such central figures as Jimmy Carter and Yitzhak Rabin. William Hughes, a professor of political science, narrates with impeccable pronunciation and subdued passion. His voice is midrange, a little higher than the pitch of most male narrators, and he reads a little more rapidly, imparting to his performance a sense of urgency that draws in the listener. The best narrators convey the "can't-put-it-down" effect that Hughes produces so well here. D.R.W. (c) AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from February 25, 2008
      In this extraordinary account of 20 years on the front lines of Arab-Israeli peacemaking, career diplomat Miller provides an impressively candid appraisal of Middle East peace efforts. Drawing from his extensive experience and 160 interviews with presidents, advisers and negotiators, he apportions censure and praise with an even hand, sparing not even his failures or those of his colleagues. Miller evinces genuine compassion for both sides in the conflict (stressing that Americans cannot fully understand the life-and-death stakes in the struggle between Israelis and Palestinians), while maintaining a detachment that allows him to draw hard conclusions. Miller says that though the two sides hold ultimate responsibility for their shared fate, American involvement is imperative and calls for the tough-love approach of Kissinger and Carter, arguing compellingly that such engagement is “now more vital to our national interests, and to our security, than at any time since the late 1940s.” Although occasionally paternalistic, Miller's writing is both approachable and deeply smart; this and his absolute failure to take sides mean that this work will doubtlessly influence and enrage—and certainly inspire.

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