Updated through the first term of President George W. Bush, the latest edition of this classic work analyzes how each U.S. president since Lyndon Johnson has dealt with the complex challenge of Arab-Israeli peacemaking. Written especially for classroom use, Peace Process is also an invaluable resource for policymakers and anyone interested in this vital region of the world.

Copub: Brookings Institution

William B. Quandt is the Edward R. Stettinius Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia,. His previous books include Between Ballots and Bullets: Algeria's Transition from Authoritarianism (1998) and Camp David: Peacemaking and Politics (1986).

"A comprehensive and extremely detailed critique of American policy toward the Arab Israeli conflict.. . . . Quandt writes with an insider's knowledge of policy making and decisions taken at the highest levels of government. . . . An excellent case study of just how American foreign policy is made.”—Middle East Policy

"A major work.”—Foreign Affairs

"What [Quandt] has done in Peace Process is to assemble something in the nature of the collective memory of the American officials who have been involved over the years in Arab Israeli peacemaking efforts. . . . [He] has provided a thorough account of the efforts of each American President from Lyndon Johnson to George bush to resolve the Arab dispute with Israel. . . . Clearly written, carefully balanced and comprehensive in scope.”—New York Times Book Review

"Useful and timely. . . . The first detailed, comprehensive narrative history of these complex events.”—Washington Monthly

"A masterful study of American diplomacy. Quandt's cogent analysis of the role of crises in defining the agenda for a succession of American presidents is built on new and original evidence. Peace Process is must reading for anyone interested in the Middle East and American foreign policy. It is an enduring study of American leadership in a troubled and important part of the world."—Janice Gross Stein, University of Toronto

"Essential reading for those engaged or interested in the present Israeli-Arab peace talks."—Ambassador Itamar Rabinovich, Embassy of Israel, Washington, D.C.

"Just the right mix of good, old-fashioned narrative diplomatic history and insightful interpretation. The book truly illuminates American foreign policy regarding the Arab-Israeli conflict, but at the same time it offers thoughtful analysis and interpretation of what diplomacy and American policy is all about."—L. Carl Brown, Princeton University

PRAISE FOR THE PREVIOUS EDITIONS:

"Clearly written, carefully balanced and comprehensive in scope.... Should prove invaluable to all serious students of American foreign policy."—New York Times Book Review

"A major work, whether judged by the standards of classical diplomatic history or modern political science."—Foreign Affairs

"Provides fresh insights into the complexities of creating the process and defining the substance of American foreign policymaking."—Survival