The Israel-Palestine conflict : one hundred years of war
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The Israel-Palestine conflict : one hundred years of war
Cambridge University Press, 2007
2nd ed
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
The conflict between Israelis and their forebears, on the one hand, and Palestinians and theirs, on the other, has lasted more than a century and generated more than its share of commentaries and histories. James L. Gelvin's account of that conflict offers a compelling, clear-cut, and up to date introduction for students and general readers. Beginning in the mid-nineteenth century, when the inhabitants of Ottoman Palestine and the Jews of eastern Europe began to conceive of themselves as members of national communities, the book traces the evolution and interaction of these communities from their first encounters in Palestine through to the present, exploring the external pressures and internal logic that has propelled their conflict. The book, which places events in Palestine within the framework of global history, skillfully interweaves biographical sketches, eyewitness accounts, poetry, fiction and official documentation into its narrative, and includes photographs, maps and an abundance of supplementary material. Now in a revised edition, Gelvin's award-winning book takes the reader through the 2006 Summer War and its aftermath.
Table of Contents
- 1. The land and its lure
- 2. Cultures of nationalism
- 3. Zionism and the colonization of Palestine
- 4. World War I and the Palestine mandate
- 5. From nationalism in Palestine to Palestinian nationalism
- 6. From the Great Revolt through the 1948 War
- 7. Zionism and Palestinian nationalism: a closer look
- 8. The Arab-Israeli conflict
- 9. The Palestinian National movement comes of age
- 10. Coming full circle: Oslo and its aftermath.
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