The Israel-Palestine Conflict: One Hundred Years of War - Hardcover

Gelvin, James L.

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9781107037182: The Israel-Palestine Conflict: One Hundred Years of War

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ISBN 10: 1107037182 ISBN 13: 9781107037182

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2014

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Now entering its third edition, James L. Gelvin's award-winning account of the conflict between Israelis and their forebears, on the one hand, and Palestinians and theirs, on the other, offers a compelling, accessible, and current introduction for students and general readers. Newly updated to take into account the effects of the 2010-11 Arab uprisings on the conflict and the recognition of Palestinian statehood by the United Nations, the book traces the struggle from the emergence of nationalism among the Jews of Europe and the Arab inhabitants of Ottoman Palestine through the present, exploring the external pressures and internal logic that have propelled it. Placing events in Palestine within the framework of global history, The Israel-Palestine Conflict: One Hundred Years of War skillfully interweaves biographical sketches, eyewitness accounts, poetry, fiction, and official documentation into its narrative.

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Now in its third edition, James L. Gelvin's The Israel-Palestine Conflict: One Hundred Years of War is a balanced, compelling, accessible, and current introduction for students and general readers. Placing the conflict within the framework of global history, and viewing it as the quintessential nationalist struggle of our time, the book interweaves biographical sketches, eyewitness accounts, poetry, fiction, and official documentation into its narrative.

About the Author:

James L. Gelvin is Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History at the University of California, Los Angeles. A specialist in the modern social and cultural history of the Arab East, he is author of several books, as well as numerous articles and chapters in edited volumes.

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