Baksheesh diplomacy: secret negotiations between american jewish leaders and arab officials on the eve of world war ii
Auteur :
Medoff, Rafael
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN :
9780739102046
Date de publication :
22 janv. 2001
Dimensions :
22,7 x 14,6 x 1,2 cm
Poids :
290 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Was it possible to achieve peace between Jews and Arabs in Palestine in the 1930s? This study discusses the Fifth Avenue muti-millionaires who believed they could bring peace to the Middle East through secret diplomacy and a generous dose of "Baksheesh" (the Arabic word for bribery).