A history of modern Palestine : one land, two peoples / Ilan Pappe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pappé, Ilan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Palestine--History.

Palestine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 361 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Ilan Pappe's book traces the history of Palestine from the Ottomans in the nineteenth century, through the British Mandate, the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948, and the subsequent wars and conflicts which have dominated this troubled region. The second edition of Pappe's book has been updated to include the dramatic events of the 1990s and the early twenty-first century. These years, which began with a sense of optimism, as the Oslo peace accord was being negotiated, culminated in the second intifada and the increase of militancy on both sides. Pappe explains the reasons for the failure of Oslo and the two-state solution, and reflects upon life thereafter as the Palestinians and Israelis battle it out under the shadow of the wall of separation. As in the first edition, it is the men, women and children of Palestine who are at the centre of Pappe's narrative.

Contents:

Fin de siecle, 1856-1900 : social tranquility and political drama

Between tyranny and war, 1900-1918

The mandatory state : colonialism, nationalization and cohabitation

Between Nakbah and independence : the 1948 war

The age of partition, 1948-1967

Greater Israel and occupied Palestine : the rise and fall of high politics, 1967-1987

The uprising and its political consequences, 1987-1996

A post Zionist moment of grace?

The suicidal track : the death of Oslo and the road to perdition

Postcript : the Post-Arafat era and the new Sharon age.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 304-315) and index.

ISBN:

1-316-08641-0

1-139-23495-1

1-139-85578-6

1-139-85581-6

0-511-99272-6

1-139-85572-7

1-299-40926-1

1-139-85575-1

OCLC:

857365008