Susan abulhawa is a palestinianamerican and the novel starts shortly before the ethnic cleansing of 19478 in a village near haifa and it follows a family driven out of their village to a refugee camp in jenin. Smiths book on the arabisraeli conflict leaves the reader with the feeling that the two sides have little interest in a liberal kantian. Although the two groups have different religions palestinians include muslims, christians and druze. Palestine and the arabisraeli conflict provides a comprehensive, balanced, and accessible introduction to the multifaceted history of the arabisraeli conflict. But pity the poor undergraduate who is required to master its extensive content. Zionism, the palestinian arabs, and the british mandate, 19201939 world war ii and the. Palestine, israel and the arabisraeli conflict a primer by joel beinin and lisa hajjar introduct ion the conflict between palestinian arabs and jews is a modern phenomenon, which began around the turn of the 20th century. The quickest possible explanation of the current israeli. For a brief period in the 1970s i worked in the vancouver usedbook trade. Smiths book is an excellent reference to cite in your research paper and your professor will be impressed with using such a quality, indepth look at the conflict. But the palestinians in this book are far from docile victims, devoid of their. Bibliography of the arabisraeli conflict wikipedia. The palestine war has been by far the most important military encounter in the history of the arabisraeli conflict. Egyptian political change is causing unease in israel and among palestinian leaders in ramallah.
Facts101 is your complete guide to palestine and the arabisraeli conflict. The origins of the israelipalestinian conflict 1948. It is often used as a textbook in upperlevel modern middle east history courses for just that reason. The best books on the israelpalestine conflict five books. In light of donald trumps press conference with israel prime minister benjamin netanyahu, this is what you need to now about the israelipalestinian conflict. This is by no means a complete history its the quickest possible explanation. The dueling narratives of the israelipalestinian conflict. The book is an excellent, quick read, is well researched and gives important context that often counter many of the arguments on what is going on today. The peace initiative is a proposed solution to the arabisraeli conflict as a whole, and the israelipalestinian conflict in particular. Arabisraeli conflict political science bibliographies. A riveting account of the military engagements, it also focuses on the wars. Whats the best single book on the israelipalestinian. The conflict between palestine and israel is one of the most highly publicized and bitter struggles of modern times, a dangerous tinderbox always poised to set the middle east aflameand to draw the united states into the fire.
Palestine and the arabisraeli conflict brings the multifaceted story of the struggle in the middle east to life for readers. War of independence november 1947 july 1949, sinai war october 1956, sixday war june 1967, war of attrition 19681970, yom kippur war. This is the first englishlanguage epic novel to comprehensively express the palestinian tragedy. The book starts with a quick chapter that summarizes the story of palestine from the days of the ancient jewish kingdoms, until the 19th century. The arabisraeli conflict in historical perspective.
The book starts with a quick chapter that summarizes the story of palestine from the days of. A history of the israelipalestinian conflict, second edition. With key features such as key terms, people and places, facts101 gives you all the information you need to prepare for your next exam. Perfect for the general reader, as well as students, it offers a comprehensive yet lucid rendering of the conflict, setting it. Middle east and europe israelpalestine recommended reading 1 basic background reading palestine and the arab israeli conflict.
By examining its underlying causes, individual and group motives, and the roles that countries around the world. Palestine and the arabisraeli conflict provides a comprehensive, balanced, and accessible narrative of a complex historical topic. The united states, the soviet union, and the arabisraeli conflict, 19691973 craig daigle isbn. The arabisraeli conflict seminar studies in history. The narrative is supported by more than 40 primary documents that highlight perspectives from all sides of the struggle. The middle east and palestine to 1517 ottoman society, palestine, and the origins of zionism, 15161914 world war i, great britain, and the peace settlements, 19141921 palestine between the wars. Smiths detailed discussion of pre 1948 history reveals how arab and israeli attitudes and world opinion have been formed, and how contemporary issues and events can be understood in relation to events dating back to world war. Assign students to write a 900word opinion article on some aspect of the israelipalestinian conflict. The unit materials include a broad spectrum of resources. I got to know a legend among booksellers bill hoffer. A history of the israelipalestinian conflict is a must for advanced undergraduate or graduate courses on the middle east.
As in ireland, india and cyprus, british colonial divide and rule tactics culminated in november 1947 in the partition of palestine into two newly independent states one palestinian arab and one jewish. While political, religious and sociological explanations for the conflict abound, relatively little is known. Questions have arisen about the durability of the 1979 egyptianisraeli peace treaty. Throughout the book, the author examines how underlying issues, group motives, religious and. When writing a research paper on the palestine and arabisraeli conflict, paper masters suggests that you use the book palestine and the arabisraeli conflict, by charles d. Palestine and the arabisraeli conflict by charles smith, 9780312227562, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The conflict henceforth ip conflict has varied greatly in intensity with spurts of intense violence, such as during the first and second intifadas, along with lengthy periods of lowintensity violence.
Palestine and the arabisraeli conflict, 9th edition macmillan. Smith is the best reference for anyone who desires to explore and understand the details of the arabisraeli conflict. The arabisraeli conflict chapter 8 the israelpalestine conflict. I can however hint that the portrayal of this conflict in this book may not prove.
Israeli and palestinian narratives of conflict presents a number of useful and pertinent perspectives on israeli and palestinian remembrances of the past. Pages in category israeli palestinian conflict books. Price comparison 14576484 97814576487 palestine and the arabisraeli conflict. Generally speaking, the task of historians studying the israelipalestinian conflict is an endless search for the island of truth amid the ocean of bias, prejudice, nationalism, and. In fact, a case can be made that despite the rise of islamists in egypt, this is an opportunity to rethink deeply flawed and outdated approaches to arabisraeli peacemaking. A primer 2014 middle east research and information project. This book is an excellent, factfilled history of the arabisraeli conflict.
Emile sahliyeh this timely study is the most comprehensive history to date of the centuryold struggle between zionists and, later, israelis and palestinians for historic palestine. Charles smiths palestine and the arab israeli conflict is harshly biased against jews. He breaks the narrative down into a number of core issues and analyzes them in an impressively balanced manner. The conflict between israel and the palestinians reached a new level of intensity and complexity on december 31, 1964, with the first alfatah raid into israel from lebanon. The israelpalestine conflict is one of the most controversial issues in our contemporary world. Palestine and the arabisraeli conflict by charles d. The arabisraeli conflict has spanned many generations. A palestinian woman watched an israeli boy lighting candles at the site of a stabbing attack in jerusalem this month. During the british mandate for palestine 19221948, arabs and jews repeatedly used the. This book provides a concise history of the origins and development of the arabisraeli conflict. Bill was a skilled purveyor of canadian first editions and a. Smiths work has long been considered a classic, and is a commonly utilized textbook in university courses. In this accessible and stimulating very short introduction, martin bunton illuminates the history of the problem, reducing it to its very essence.
Buy the arabisraeli conflict seminar studies in history 2 by schulze, kirsten e. Palestine, israel and the arabisraeli conflict a primer by joel beinin and lisa hajjar t he conflict between palestinian arabs and zionist now israeli jews is a modern phenomenon, dating to the end of the nineteenth century. A history with documents 7th edition by smith, charles d. Smith ignores the legal authorization for zionism the book portrays the balfour declaration, san remo resolution and british mandate for palestine as a british power play to control palestine for imperialistic reasons pp. Smith provides a remarkably objective account of this complex and controversial subject, adopting a long view approach which tackles both the pre and post 1948 periods. So if you think im missing an important piece of information, please dont attack me, just add it to the comments section at the bottom.
Navigate through this complex historical topic as palestine and the arabisraeli conflict takes you through all the outside influences barring down on this volatile part of the world through perspectives from all sides of the struggle. Outlines how the region has been ruled by different regimes for centuries, and how jews, muslims, and christians lived together at peace more than war as is commonly portrayed. This unit approaches the conflict through the vehicle of narrative constructed through the judicious use of facts and perspectives. For all of the coverage of the palestinianisraeli conflict, its come to my attention that very few people actually understand whats going on there. Palestine, israel and the arabisraeli conflict a primer. This history of the foundational war in the arabisraeli conflict is groundbreaking, objective, and deeply revisionist.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. If both sides know exactly how much military power and political will the other has, they could accurately predict the outcome of a violent conflict. However, smiths book does a very good job of attempting to be as close to unbiased as possible. Offering a balanced history of both israeli and arab goals, palestine and the arabisraeli conflict covers the history of palestine before israeli independence in 1948 and brings the story forward to the breakthrough arabisraeli accord of 1993 and its troubled aftermath. Palestine and the arabisraeli conflict book depository. Rynhold is a senior researcher at the beginsadat center for strategic studies besa at barilan university, and occasional haaretz oped contributor. Understanding the roots and history of this conflict is important for students at usna, many of whom are likely to serve in. My personal favorite is neil caplans the israelpalestine conflict. The arabisraeli conflict is one that touches on so many painful emotions and biases that no book will be deemed fair or unbiased by all concerned. Equal treatment is given to the period before the creation of israel in 1948, namely, arab society in the nineteenth century, the origins of zionism, and the impact of zionism on palestinian arabs before and after world war i. In this book, however, ilan peleg and dov waxman convincingly argue that continuing to focus on the external jewishpalestinian conflict in the west bank and gaza at the expense of the internal conflict portends disaster for israels already strained democracy and a. In this book, you will learn topics such as as those in your book plus much more.
Smith places the conflict in historical and political perspective, facilitating readers understanding of how this complex situation has evolved over time. This book examines the origins of the war and its progression through two distinct stages. Smiths widely respected analysis examines how underlying issues, group motives, religious and crosscultural clashes, diplomacy and imperialism, and encroaching modernity shaped this volatile region. The palestineisrael conflict provides a balanced, accessible, and annotated introduction that covers the full history of the region, from biblical times until today. This quiz and worksheet will help you test your understanding of it, including its origins and history across the ages. Nationalism and the israelpalestine conflict arab news.
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