The Israel-Palestine Conflict
A History

The fourth edition of this award-winning account of the conflict between Israel and Palestine for students and general readers.

James L. Gelvin (Author)

9781108488686, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 11 March 2021

334 pages
23.4 x 15.6 x 2 cm, 0.65 kg

'Gelvin's witty and deliberately balanced account of two nationalisms, one Zionist, one Palestinian, is a refreshing marriage of iconoclasm and contextualisation.' George R. Wilkes, Journal of Jewish Studies

Now in its fourth edition, James L. Gelvin's award-winning account of the conflict between Israel and Palestine offers a compelling, accessible and current introduction for students and general readers. The book traces the struggle from the emergence of nationalism among the Jews of Europe and the Arab inhabitants of Ottoman Palestine through to the present, exploring the external pressures and internal logic that have propelled it. Placing events in Palestine within the framework of global history, The Israel-Palestine Conflict: A History skilfully interweaves biographical sketches, eyewitness accounts, poetry, fiction, and official documentation into its narrative. This updated edition features new material on the fate of the two-state solution during the Trump/Netanyahu era, alongside an expanded glossary and suggestions for further reading.

Preface
Author's Note to Previous Editions
1. The Land and its Lure
2. Cultures of Nationalism
3 Zionism and the Colonization of Palestine
4. World War I and the Palestine Mandate
5 From Nationalism in Palestine to Palestinian Nationalism
6 From the Great Revolt through the 1948 War
7. Zionism and Palestinian Nationalism: A Closer Look
8 The Arab-Israeli Conflict
9 The Palestinian National Movement Comes of Age
10 Coming Full Circle: The Era of Oslo
Glossary
Time Line of Events
Biographical Sketches
Index.

Subject Areas: International relations [JPS], 21st century history: from c 2000 - [HBLX], 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 [HBLW], Middle Eastern history [HBJF1]