1948 - A History of the First Arab-Israeli War

Informationen zum Autor Benny Morris is professor of history in the Middle East Studies Department of Ben-Gurion University, Israel. He is the leading figure among Israel's "New Historians," who over the past two decades have reshaped our understanding of the Israeli-Arab conflict. His books include Righteous Victims: A History of the Zionist-Arab Conflict, 1881-2001 ; Israel's Border Wars, 1949-1956 ; and The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited . Klappentext Presents the history of the foundational war in the Arab-Israeli conflict. This book presents an account of the military engagements and focuses on the war's political dimensions. It probes the motives and aims of the protagonists on the basis of the Israeli and Western documentation. Zusammenfassung Presents the history of the foundational war in the Arab-Israeli conflict. This book presents an account of the military engagements and focuses on the war's political dimensions. It probes the motives and aims of the protagonists on the basis of the Israeli and Western documentation.

Product details

• Authors: Benny Morris
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2009
• EAN: 9780300151121
• ISBN: 978-0-300-15112-1
• No. of pages: 544
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 234 mm x 37 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Israel, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, HISTORY / Middle East / Israel & Palestine, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Middle Eastern history, Palestine