The Routledge Atlas of the Arab-Israeli Conflict

Description

This edition of a best-seller, from arguably the most high profile historian writing today, traces the tangled and bitter history of the Arab-Jewish struggle from the early twentieth century to the present day.

Through 187 maps (including thirty-two new ones) the complete history of the conflict is revealed by examining:

• the prelude and background to the conflict
• the Jewish National home
• the intensification of the conflict
• the state of Israel
• the moves to find peace.

With a new index and accompanied by powerful and compelling quotations, this clear, illuminating and highly informative new edition from Martin Gilbert is an absolute must for all students of history.

Author Bio

Sir Martin Gilbert is one of the leading historians of his generation. An Honorary Fellow of Merton College, Oxford, he is the official biographer of Churchill as well as the author of Churchill - A Life and The Righteous: The Unsung Heroes of the Holocaust. For more information please visit http://www.martingilbert.com

Related Subjects

1. Asian History
2. Modern History 1750-1945
3. Contemporary History 1945-
4. Middle East Politics