1st Edition
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict A People's War
By Beverley Milton-Edwards
Copyright 2009
240 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
240 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
240 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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The conflict between Israelis and Palestinians is one of the most enduring and complex in the modern world. But, why did the conflict break out? Who is demanding what, and why is peace so difficult to achieve?
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict tackles the subject and analyses the conflict from its historical roots in the late nineteenth century to the present attempts at conflict resolution... Read more
Introduction 1. Roots of conflict 2. Between the wars 3. Palestine after the Holocaust 4. Israel reborn 5. The Dispossessed 6. The Occupation Generation 7. The War of the Stones and Guns 8. A Global Concern 9. Moving from Zero
Biography
Beverley Milton-Edwards is Professor in the School of Politics, International Studies and Philosophy at Queens University Belfast. She is the author of Islamic Fundamentalism since 1945 (Routledge 2004) and Contemporary Politics in the Middle East (2006).
'This book tries to be objective by presenting the spectra of Israeli and Palestinian perceptions of their conflict and possible resolutions. It offers historical background from Ottoman times until the breakdown of the British Mandate and then presents the period from 1948 to 2008 by topic ... The design is excellent ...' -- CHOICE, C.M. Henry (University of Texas at Austin)
