Suez deconstructed : an interactive study in crisis, war, and peacemaking /

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Author / Creator:Zelikow, Philip, 1954- author.
Imprint:Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2018]
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12484249
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Other authors / contributors:May, Ernest R., author.
Harvard Suez Team.
ISBN:9780815735731
0815735731
0815735723
9780815735724
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:Experiencing a major crisis from different viewpoints, step by step. The Suez crisis of 1956--now little more than dim history for many people--offers a master class in statecraft. It was a potentially explosive Middle East confrontation capped by a surprise move that reshaped the region for years to come. It was a diplomatic crisis that riveted the world's attention. And it was a short but startling war that ended in unexpected ways for every country involved. Six countries, including two superpowers, had major roles, but each saw the situation differently. From one stage to the next, it could be hard to tell which state was really driving the action. As in any good ensemble, all the actors had pivotal parts to play. Like an illustration that uses an exploded view of an object to show how it works, this book uses an unprecedented design to deconstruct the Suez crisis. The story is broken down into three distinct phases. In each phase, the reader sees the issues as they were perceived by each country involved, taking into account different types of information and diverse characteristics of each leader and that leader's unique perspectives. Then, after each phase has been laid out, editorial observations invite the reader to consider the interplay. Developed by an unusual group of veteran policy practitioners and historians working as a team, Suez Deconstructed is not just a fresh way to understand the history of a major world crisis. Whether one's primary interest is statecraft or history, this study provides a fascinating step-by-step experience, repeatedly shifting from one viewpoint to another. At each stage, readers can gain rare experience in the way these very human leaders sized up their situations, defined and redefined their problems, improvised diplomatic or military solutions, sought ways to influence each other, and tried to change the course of history.
Other form:Print version: ZELIKOW, PHILIP. SUEZ 1956. [Place of publication not identified] : BROOKINGS INSTITUTION PR, 2018 0815735723

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505 0 |a Front Cover; Front Flap; Title Page; Copyright Information; Table of Contents; Introduction; The World of 1956; Part One: What to Do about Nasser's Egypt; Part One: Timeline of Public Events; Part One: Moscow; Part One: Jerusalem; Part One: Paris; Part One: London; Part One: Washington; Part One: Cairo; Observations on Part One; Part Two: What to Do about the Crisis; Part Two Timeline of Public Events; Part Two: Washington; Part Two: Cairo; Part Two: Moscow; Part Two: Paris; Part Two: Jerusalem; Part Two: London; Observations on Part Two; Part Three: What to Do about the War. 
505 8 |a Part Three: Timeline of Public EventsPart Three: Jerusalem; Part Three: Cairo; Part Three: Moscow; Part Three: Paris; Part Three: Washington; Part Three: London; Final Observations: No End of Lessons; About the Contributors; Notes; Index; Back Flap; Back Cover. 
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