{"product_id":"three-worlds-avi-shlaim-9780861548101","title":"Three Worlds: Memoirs of an Arab-Jew","description":"\u003cb\u003eA unique coming-of-age story from the lost world of Arab-Jews\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn July 1950, Avi Shlaim, only five, and his family were forced into exile, fleeing their beloved Iraq to the new state of Israel.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Remarkable.' Max Hastings, \u003ci\u003eTHE SUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToday 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAvi 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis memoir breathes life into an almost forgotten world. Weaving together the personal and the political, \u003ci\u003eThree Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e offers a fresh perspective on Arab-Jews, caught in the crossfire of Zionism and nationalism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*** \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e AND \u003ci\u003eNEW STATESMAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eBOOK OF THE YEAR \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e2023\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A beautifully written book which artfully blends the personal with the political.' Justin Marozzi, \u003ci\u003eSPECTATOR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThree Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e, 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, \u003ci\u003e FINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Avi Shlaim\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0861548108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780861548101\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ONEWorld Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.04w x 1.10d","brand":"Avi Shlaim","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44491344773375,"sku":"9780861548101","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_344191e7-1942-49e8-b13a-95cd60c6e8a8.jpg?v=1699450687","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/three-worlds-avi-shlaim-9780861548101","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}