Palestine and the Arab-Israeli Conflict, Fourth Edition: A History with Documents - Softcover

Smith, Charles D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312208286 ISBN 13: 9780312208288

Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2000

Synopsis

Charles D. Smith provides a remarkably comprehensive and objective account of this complex subject, adopting a long-view approach. The seventh edition of this established text has been revised and updated throughout and now features a new Prologue, Epilogue, questions for consideration, and coverage right up to Spring 2009.

About this title

About the Author:

CHARLES D. SMITH is professor emeritus of Middle East history in the School of Middle East and North African Studies, University of Arizona. He has been awarded numerous grants for research in the Middle East, was a Fulbright scholar in Egypt, and served as a member of the Institute for Advanced Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and as president of the American Research Center in Egypt. He has published scholarly articles on many topics, including Egyptian Islam, Anglo-French imperialism in the Middle East, and nationalism and identity. He is the author of Islam and the Search for Social Order in Modern Egypt and co-author of The Modern Middle East and North Africa: A History in Documents, which was awarded the 2013 Undergraduate Education Award by the Middle East Studies Association [MESA]; he received the Mentor of the Year award from MESA in 2012 for his teaching and guidance of students at the undergraduate and graduate levels. He is currently writing a study of Anglo-French relations and European imperial goals in the Middle East during World War I. Professor Smith s numerous media appearances include interviews on Bloomberg News, The History Channel, and Fresh Air as well as invited commentaries from England, Australia, Brazil, Canada, and China."

Review:

"In addition to being well written and easily accessible for students, the text is also authoritative. Smith's treatment of the conflict is fair and analytically thoughtful." -- Toby Jones, Rutgers University

"The text is clear and concise. The introductions and conclusions to each chapter will keep students on track." -- John Calvert, Creighton University

Praise for the previous edition:

"I would recommend Palestine and the Arab-Israeli Conflict because of its comprehensive treatment, logical presentation, clear language, and balanced discussion of a controversial subject." -- Sohail Hashmi, Mount Holyoke College

About this edition

• Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0312208286
• ISBN 13: 9780312208288
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 541