Description
Book SynopsisA balanced and accessible introduction to the Palestine-Israel conflict
Trade Review'This superior and remarkably thorough, if brief, study of the Holy Land enigma is strongly recommended as an introduction' -- CHOICE
'A tour de force in the depth and breadth of its research and in its clarity' -- Gabriel Kolko, Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus at York University in Toronto and author of The Age of War
'Gregory Harms has taken an enormously complex issue and made it engagingly accessible. An intelligent, thoughtful and comprehensive introduction to a terribly and consistently misunderstood conflict' -- Sara Roy, Senior Research Scholar, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University, and author of Failing Peace.
'An approachable, balanced guide for the perplexed public' -- Journal of Palestine Studies
Table of ContentsList of Maps
Acknowledgements
Preface to the Fourth Edition
Introduction
Part I: Regional History
1. Canaan-Palestine: Ancient History - Todd M. Ferry
2. Muhammad, Islam and the Arab Empire
3. The Crusades to the Ottoman Empire
Part II: Origins
4. Jewish Persecution and Zionism
5. Palestine
6. The Genesis of Conflict: Across Two World Wars
Part III: Conflict
7. Partition, Israeli Statehood and the Six-Day War: 1947-1967
8. The Continuation of the Arab-Israeli Conflict: 1967-Lebanon 1982
9. The First Intifada and the Peace Process
10. The Second Intifada, Gaza and the Obama Years: 2000-2016
Conclusion
Appendices
Notes
Suggested Reading
Select Bibliography
Index
