Israel-Palestine Conflict - A History

The fourth edition of this award-winning account of the conflict between Israel and Palestine for students and general readers.

Sommario

Preface; Author's Note to Previous Editions; 1. The Land and its Lure; 2. Cultures of Nationalism; 3 Zionism and the Colonization of Palestine; 4. World War I and the Palestine Mandate; 5 From Nationalism in Palestine to Palestinian Nationalism; 6 From the Great Revolt through the 1948 War; 7. Zionism and Palestinian Nationalism: A Closer Look; 8 The Arab-Israeli Conflict; 9 The Palestinian National Movement Comes of Age; 10 Coming Full Circle: The Era of Oslo; Glossary; Time Line of Events; Biographical Sketches; Index.

Info autore

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 The New Middle East: What Everyone Needs to Know (2017), The Modern Middle East: A History (2020), editor of The Contemporary Middle East in an Age of Upheaval (2021), and co-editor of Global Muslims in the Age of Steam and Print, 1850-1930 (2013). His books have been translated into Italian, Portuguese, Hungarian, Turkish, Arabic, and Polish. In 2015, Gelvin received the Middle East Studies Association's Undergraduate Education Award.

Riassunto

Now in its fourth edition, this award-winning account of the conflict between Israel and Palestine offers a compelling, accessible and balanced introduction for students and general readers, which now features new material on the Oslo Accord and the Trump presidency, alongside an expanded glossary, biographical sketches and further reading.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: James L. Gelvin, James L. (University of California Gelvin, Gelvin James L.
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.05.2021
• EAN: 9781108488686
• ISBN: 978-1-108-48868-6
• Pagine: 334
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche comparate e internazionali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; HISTORY / Middle East / General, 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, International Relations, 21st Century, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Middle Eastern history