3rd Edition
Conflicts in the Middle East since 1945
Introduction 1. The Arab-Israeli Conflict: Ways of War 2. The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: Hostages to History 3. Superpower Conflict in the Middle East: War by Proxy 4. Generation Jihad: Conflict in the Name of Islam? 5. Sectarian Conflict: Lebanon, State without a Nation 6. Ethnic Conflict: The Forgotten Kurds 7. War in the Gulf: Iran and Iraq 1980–1989 8. The Kuwait Crisis: Brother versus Brother 9. The Politics of Conflict and Failure of Peacemaking 10. No End to the Storm: 9/11 and the War in Iraq
Biography
Peter Hinchcliffe, Beverley Milton-Edwards
'The tone of the book is one of detachment based on a deep understanding of the situations in the Middle East ... [A] masterly synthesis.' - The Old Radleian
'[A] rigourous but accessible overview.' - BBC History Magazine'My students are really enjoying the 'Conflicts' book. I have had a number of them email me to specifically say how much they are enjoying reading it as a textbook.' - Dr Victoria Mason, University of Wellington, New Zealand






