The Palestine-Israel conflict : a basic introduction / Gregory Harms with Todd M. Ferry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harms, Gregory.

Contributor:

Ferry, Todd M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arab-Israeli conflict.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 255 pages : maps ; 20 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; Ann Arbor, MI : Pluto Press, 2008.

Summary:

The Palestine-Israel conflict is the most notorious and ingrained conflict of the twentieth, and now twenty-first, century. Yet the way it is reported in the media is often confusing, leading many to assume the hostilities stretch back to an ancient period. This is the first book to provide a clear, accessible, and annotated introduction that covers the full history of the region, from Biblical times until today. Perfect for the general reader, as well as students, it offers a comprehensive yet lucid rendering of the conflict, setting it in its proper historical context. Harms and Ferry show how today's violence is very much a product of recent history, with its roots in the twentieth century.This balanced account is now fully up to date and makes a valuable resource for anyone who wants a clear guide to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian territories, and its place in the history of Middle Eastern affairs.

Contents:

Section I Background History

1 Ancient History: Canaan-Palestine / Todd M. Ferry Ferry, Todd M.

From the First Foot Falls to Rome

2 Muhammad, Islam, and The Arab Empire

3 The Crusades to the Ottoman Empire

Section II Pre-Conflict

4 Jewish Persecution and Zionism

5 Palestine

6 WWI to WWII

The Genesis of Conflict

Section III Conflict

7 1947-1967

Conflict: Partition, Statehood, and the Six-Day War

8 The 1970s to Lebanon 1982

The Continuation of the.

Notes:

Previous ed.: 2005.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-245) and index.

ISBN:

9780745327341

0745327346

9780745327358

0745327354

OCLC:

212432205