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Informationen zum Autor Alan Dowty is professor emeritus at the University of Notre Dame. Klappentext What explains the peculiar intensity and evident intractability of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? Of all the "hot spots" in the world today! the apparently endless clash between Jews and Arabs in the Middle East seems unique in its longevity and resistance to resolution. Is this conflict really different from other ethnic and nationalist confrontations! and if so! in what way?In this fully revised and updated third edition of his highly respected introductory text! Alan Dowty demystifies the conflict by putting it in broad historical perspective! identifying its roots! and tracing its evolution up to the current impasse. His account offers a clear analytic framework for understanding transformations over time! and in doing so! punctures the myths of an "age-old" conflict with an unbridgeable gap between the two sides. Rather than simply reciting historical detail! this book presents a clear overview that serves as a road map through the thicket of conflicting claims. This newly expanded edition updates the analysis to include the latest developments! and also integrates into the analysis a fuller account of the regional and international context of the conflict.In this account the opposed perspectives of the two sides are presented in full! leaving readers to make their own evaluations of the issues. The book thus expresses fairly and objectively the concerns! hopes! fears! and passions of both sides! making it clear why this conflict is waged with such vehemence -- and why! for all that! there are some grounds for optimism. Zusammenfassung What explains the peculiar intensity and evident intractability of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? Of all the "hot spots" in the world today! the apparently endless clash between Jews and Arabs in the Middle East seems unique in its longevity and resistance to resolution. Is this conflict really different from other ethnic and nationalist confrontations! and if so! in what way?In this fully revised and updated third edition of his highly respected introductory text! Alan Dowty demystifies the conflict by putting it in broad historical perspective! identifying its roots! and tracing its evolution up to the current impasse. His account offers a clear analytic framework for understanding transformations over time! and in doing so! punctures the myths of an "age-old" conflict with an unbridgeable gap between the two sides. Rather than simply reciting historical detail! this book presents a clear overview that serves as a road map through the thicket of conflicting claims. This newly expanded edition updates the analysis to include the latest developments! and also integrates into the analysis a fuller account of the regional and international context of the conflict.In this account the opposed perspectives of the two sides are presented in full! leaving readers to make their own evaluations of the issues. The book thus expresses fairly and objectively the concerns! hopes! fears! and passions of both sides! making it clear why this conflict is waged with such vehemence -- and why! for all that! there are some grounds for optimism. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface1 Introduction: Two Worlds CollideDispelling MythsDefining the ConflictThe Setting: Ottoman Palestine2 The Jewish StoryA Fossilized Relic?The Theme of Persecution"Come! Let Us Go"Herzl and the Second AliyaFirst Encounters3 The Arab StoryThe Glory of IslamThe Rise of the WestPalestine and PalestinismFirst EncountersThe Debut of Arab Nationalism4 The Emergence of IsraelThe British MandateA Mischievous Pretence?Holocaust and PartitionThe War of Independence/An-Naqba:The Second Stage of the ConflictNasser and Nationalism5 The Re-emergence of the PalestiniansThe War that No One Wanted?The Peculiar Legacy of 1967The Decade of Sadat: Entering the Third S...
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"Simply the best book available for undergraduates. In my many years of teaching I have never received such universal praise for a textbook on course evaluations."
Israel Studies Review
Acclaim for previous editions:
"An excellent analysis of the issue at the core of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, stripped of the subjective accretions of emotions and passions, prejudice and ethnic hatred. It is the book to which scholars and belligerents should return in the heat of battle to remind themselves of the real issue at stake."
Australian Journal of Political Science
"Presents clearly the facts that underscore the tragedy for both sides of this conflict."
Journal of Contemporary Religion
"A veritable joy for the average Middle East academic connoisseur."
Political Studies Review
"Alan Dowty's book now receives pride of place at the top of my list of concise, illuminating histories of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to recommend. This will be a leading contender to be the textbook of choice in basic courses on the conflict."
Middle East Journal
