Nasser at War Arab Images of the Enemy

Drawing on new Arabic material, Nasser at War analyzes a critical turning point for the Middle East and casts a fresh light on Nasser's era and legacy of conflict.

LAURA JAMES is a doctoral student at the University of Oxford.

Introduction: Image, Conflict and Decision * The Coming and the Going: Friends and Enemies of the Egyptian Revolution * Eliminating the Past (By Nationalising the Suez Canal) * When the Bombs Started Falling: Suez and the Arab Hero * Revolution or Something to Raise Our Morale: Intervention in Yemen * A Very Big Forest (Lions and Tigers and Bears) * Different Names for the Same Thing: Imperialism, Zionism and Reaction * You Are Welcome, We Are Ready For War: 1967 * One Continuous Nightmare: The Aftermath of Defeat * No Alternative to Battle: The War of Attrition * Conclusion: Ambiguous Legacy Introduction: Image, Conflict and Decision * The Coming and the Going: Friends and Enemies of the Egyptian Revolution * Eliminating the Past (By Nationalising the Suez Canal) * When the Bombs Started Falling: Suez and the Arab Hero * Revolution or Something to Raise Our Morale: Intervention in Yemen * A Very Big Forest (Lions and Tigers and Bears) * Different Names for the Same Thing: Imperialism, Zionism and Reaction * You Are Welcome, We Are Ready For War: 1967 * One Continuous Nightmare: The Aftermath of Defeat * No Alternative to Battle: The War of Attrition * Conclusion: Ambiguous Legacy