New Haven: Yale University Press, 1998. Second printing [stated]. Hardcover. [8], 191, [1] pages., Notes. Index. Signed with comment on the title page: Best wishes from Abba Eban. Has chapters on A Credentials Ceremony; September 15, 1950; The Cold War Remembered; Dilemmas of Diplomats; The Perils of Analogy; Human Rights Seldom Win; The Intrusive Media; Where--If Not at the Summit?; Still Too Many Wars; The United Nations: No New Order. Eban concludes with thoughts about the quest for peace in the Middle East. In this wise and eloquent book, one of the world's preeminent senior statesmen presents his views on the challenges of diplomacy in the post Cold War era. Abba Eban draws on his years of experience and knowledge to offer an overview of diplomacy as practices in today's world. Interweaving historical data with personal reminiscences, Eban reviews the Cold War period and its end in 1989, praising the diplomatic restraint in the years that have followed; discusses the ethical confrontation between power an conscience in a range of international decisions and actions; and points out the difficulty of reconciling the promotion of human rights with respect for national sovereignty. Eban goes on to deplore the lack of privacy in international negotiations that is the result of an intrusive media, and shows that nuclear warfare is not a restraint. Instructive, erudite, and witty, Eban's tour through diplomatic history vividly demonstrates that the wisdom of the past can be immensely valuable as we seek to negotiate and maintain peace in the future. More

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1992. First edition. First printing. 671, illus., index, name of previous owner, DJ in plastic sleeve. More

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1992. First Edition. First Printing. Hardcover. 671 pages. Illus., index, front DJ flap price clipped. Signed by the author. More

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1992. Third Printing [stated]. Hardcover. 671, [1] pages. Illustrations. Index. DJ has slight wear, soiling and sticker residue at bar code. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page. The inscription reads To Ed and Carolyn Weimar from Abba Eban. From a distinguished statesman, diplomat, scholar, and best-selling author comes an intimate portrait of the Israeli history he both witnessed and helped to forge. Abba Solomon Meir Eban (born Aubrey Solomon Meir Eban; 2 February 1915 – 17 November 2002) was a South African-born Israeli diplomat and politician, and a scholar of the Arabic and Hebrew languages. Eban was educated at Cambridge University. He began his governmental career in 1948 as United Nations representative for the provisional government of Israel, and became permanent representative in 1949. From 1950 to 1959 he served also as the Israeli ambassador to the U. S. Eban held many cabinet positions, including Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs. More

New York: Horizon Press, 1957. First Edition. First Printing. Hardcover. 304 pages. Endpaper maps, chronology, discoloration inside hinges, some spotting to fore-edge, DJ soiled and small tears. More

New York: Horizon Press, 1957. First Edition. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. 304 pages. Endpaper maps. Highlights of Events. DJ worn/soiled and small edge tears/chips, front DJ flap price clipped. Inscribed by Abba Eban at the top of the half-title page to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Holzman. Holzman is perhaps best known for Israel is Born which is a documentary record of the British farewell to Palestine, the Declaration of independence, Arab-Jewish debates on partition, United Nations voting on partition, mass rejoicing in Tel Aviv Square, warfare in Israel, kaddish for concentration camp victims, daily life in Israel, etc. Abba Eban (2 February 1915 – 17 November 2002) was an Israeli diplomat and politician, and a scholar of the Arabic and Hebrew languages. In his career, he was Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister, Education Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, and ambassador to the United States and to the United Nations. He was also Vice President of the United Nations General Assembly and President of the Weizmann Institute of Science. More

Random House Trade, 1968. Reprint. Fifth Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. [10], 534 p. Illustrations. Picture credits. Name Index. Subject Index. More