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Benjamin Netanyahu is one of the longest serving Prime Ministers of Israel. For much of the world, Netanyahu is a right-wing nationalist zealot; for many Israelis he is a centrist who is too soft on Arabs and backs down too easily in a fight. Love him or loathe him, Netanyahu has been at the very centre of Arab-Israeli politics since 1990, when he became the telegenic Israeli spokesman for CNN's coverage of the Persian Gulf War, arguably ushering in the Americanization of the Israeli media. Netanyahu is famous for his TV skills, but there is so much more to reveal - good and bad - about the man and his place in Israeli, Middle Eastern and world political history. At present there is no major profile of Netanyahu in the English language, so the publication of this book is a landmark of considerable importance, especially as in March 2015 he was re-elected for a further term in office. Using the juncture of the Oslo Accords to take the reader back to Netanyahu's formative years, Neill Lochery, a renowned scholar of Middle Eastern politics and history, chronicles not only the Prime Minister's life but also the issues his career has encompassed, from the rise of militant Islam to the politics of oil; from the transformation of Israeli politics by the 24/7 cable news cycle to the US's changing role in the Middle East.

An incisive account of Portugal in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries by eminent historian Neill Lochery.

Portugalia była jednym z kilku państw europejskich, które nie wzięły bezpośredniego udziału w II wojnie światowej. Ale oficjalna neutralność nie oznaczała, że kraj odseparował się całkowicie od wydarzeń, które w latach 1939–1945 wstrząsały kontynentem. Co więcej, szczególny status Portugalii sprawił, że stała się ona terenem tajnych i jawnych działań dyplomacji wywiadów obu walczących w wojnie stron; z kolei dla tysięcy uciekinierów z płonącej Europy obiektem marzeń było miejsce na statku odpływającym z lizbońskiego portu do Ameryki. W lizbońskich kawiarniach, hotelach i w kasynie, na wąskich uliczkach starego miasta i na nabrzeżu Tagu krzyżowały się drogi emigrantów, dyplomatów, agentów wywiadów i tajniaków portugalskiej policji politycznej. Atmosferę Lizbony w latach 1939–1945, wydarzenia, jakich była wówczas miejscem, ludzi, którzy w nich uczestniczyli, oraz działania dyktatora Portugalii, Antonio Salazara, dla utrzymania neutralności kraju opisuje Neill Lochery (ur. 1965), brytyjski historyk i publicysta, specjalista w zakresie najnowszej historii regionu śródziemnomorskiego i Bliskiego Wschodu. Jego opis uzupełnia ponad 30 fotografii pochodzących z Lizbony i Portugalii z czasów II wojny światowej.

'I fell in love with Porto and I love it still. The city's spectacular bridges, its vertiginous riverbanks, steep with ancient buildings, the old port houses, the wide squares: I was entranced by them all.' J.K. ROWLING One of the oldest cities in Europe, rising from the steep banks of the Douro (the river of gold) with picturesque praças, churches and houses with colourfully tiled facades, Porto is recognised the world over for its wonderful Port wine. Its ancient name Portucale forms the origin of the country - Portugal. Today, Porto is a vibrant commercial and cultural centre that is proud of its historic links to the outside world. An essential read from one of the world's foremost writers on Portugal, Porto: Gateway to the World uses the beautiful buildings and landmarks across the city to take the reader on a journey through its rich history, from its origins right up to the modern era.

[E]vocative...[Lochery] skilfully documents the experiences of the rich and glamorous as well as the less fortunate and even sinister of the city's war time arrivals.... Distilling an enormous quantity of research, [Lochery] has rendered a fascinating and readable account of this small country's role in World War II, protected, as it was, by its wily champion.- Wall Street Journal