Arab-Israeli Conflict - An Introduction and Documentary Reader

Informationen zum Autor Gregory S. Mahler is Academic Dean and Professor of Politics at Earlham College. He received his B.A. from Oberlin College and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Duke University. He has published widely in the area of Israeli and Middle Eastern Politics! and his academic interests include political institutions and democratic government. Alden R. W. Mahler is a researcher at CNN International. She received her B.A. fromCarleton College and her M.A. from Emory University! and served in the U.S. Peace Corps in Jordan. Klappentext This book focuses upon the foreign policy context of the peace process and the progress made in the peace process. The authors describe the diplomatic and historical setting within which the conflict developed! the Israeli and Palestinian perspectives! and a historical overview of the process itself. It includes over six dozen key documents related to the conflict! going from documents related to the creation of Zionism in 1896 through the "Road Map" in 2003 and the most recent peace overtures of 2007. The Arab-Israeli Conflict is designed to serve as a main textbook for courses on the Middle East peace process and Arab/Israeli conflict. It has been written for political science and Middle East studies students! but also provides extensive historical context! documents! maps and other pedagogical aids. Zusammenfassung The Arab-Israeli conflict has been one of the most protracted and contentious disputes in the Middle East. This wide-ranging textbook examines the diplomatic and historical setting within which the conflict developed! from both the Israeli and Palestinian perspectives! and gives a comprehensive overview of the peace process. Enabling students to easily access and study original documents through the supportive framework of a textbook! The Arab-Israeli Conflict:presents the seventy most important and widely cited documents in the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflictpresents these documents in an edited form to highlight key elementsincludes an introductory chapter which sets the context for the study of the history of the areacovers a comprehensive historical period! ranging from the 19th Century to the present dayincorporates a wide range of pedagogical aids: original documents! maps and boxed sections.Thisimportant textbook is an essential aid for courses on the Arab-Israeli conflict and the Middle East peace process! and will be an invaluable reference tool for all students of political science! Middle East studies and history. Inhaltsverzeichnis 85050595 ...

Product details

• Authors: Alden Mahler, Alden R. W. Mahler, Gregory S Mahler, Gregory S. Mahler, Gregory S. Mahler Mahler, Mahler Gregory
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.08.2009
• EAN: 9780415774611
• ISBN: 978-0-415-77461-1
• No. of pages: 312
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > General, dictionaries