Three Worlds

Memoirs of an Arab-Jew - WINNER OF THE PEN HESSELL-TILTMAN PRIZE

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<p><strong>In July 1950, Avi Shlaim, only five, and his family were forced into exile, fleeing their beloved Iraq to the new state of Israel.</strong></p><p><strong>'Remarkable.' Max Hastings, <em>THE SUNDAY TIMES</em></strong></p><p>Today the once flourishing Jewish community of Iraq, at one time numbering over 130,000 and tracing its history back 2,600 years, has all but vanished.</p><p>Why so? One explanation speaks of the timeless clash between Arab and Jewish civilisations and a heroic Zionist mission to rescue Eastern Jews from backward nations and unceasing persecution.</p><p>Avi Shlaim tears up this script. His parents had many Muslim friends in Baghdad and no interest in Zionism. As anti-Semitism surged in Iraq, the Zionist underground fanned the flames. Yet when Iraqi Jews fled to Israel, they faced an uncertain future, their history was rewritten to serve a Zionist narrative.</p><p>This memoir breathes life into an almost forgotten world. Weaving together the personal and the political, <em>Three Worlds</em> offers a fresh perspective on Arab-Jews, caught in the crossfire of Zionism and nationalism.</p><p>***</p><p><strong>A <em>TLS</em> AND <em>NEW STATESMAN</em>BOOK OF THE YEAR </strong><strong>2023</strong></p><p><strong>A NOVARA BEST BOOK OF 2024</strong></p><p><strong>'A beautifully written book which artfully blends the personal with the political.' Justin Marozzi, <em>SPECTATOR</em></strong></p><p><strong>'<em>Three Worlds</em>, by the Oxford historian of the modern Middle East Avi Shlaim, is an often enchanting memoir of his childhood in Baghdad... A gripping account... A lost world in Iraq is brilliantly brought back to life in this fascinating memoir.' David Abulafia,<em> FINANCIAL TIMES</em></strong></p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780861548101

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

195 x 127 x 28 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2025

Verlag / Hersteller

Oneworld Publications