Smith provides a remarkably comprehensive and objective account of this complex subject, adopting a long-view approach. The 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 WWI and earlier.
Preface
List of Photos and Maps
The Middle East and Palestine to 1914: An Overview
Ottoman Society, Palestine, and the Origins of Zionism, 1800-1914
World War I, Great Britain, and the Peach Settlements, 1914-1921
Palestine Between the Wars: Zionism, the Palestinian Arabs, and the British Mandate, 1920-1939
World War II and the Creation of the State of Israel, 1939-1949
The Beginning of the Arab-Israeli Conflict: The Search for Security, 1949-1957
From Suez to the Six-Day War, 1957-1967
War and the Search for Peace in the Middle East, 1967-1976
Lebanon, The West Bank, and the Camp David Accords: From Pariah to Partner: The PLO and the Quest for Peace in Global and Regional Contexts, 1984-1993
Israeli-Palestinian/Arab Negotiations and Agreements, 1993-1999
Visions in Disarray: Camp David 2000, The Palestinian Intifada, American Triumphalism, and Israeli Disengagement, 1999-2006
Selected Bibliography
Glossary
Index
Chronology
CHARLES D. SMITH is Professor of Middle East history in the Department of Near Eastern Studies, University of Arizona, USA.
Description
Smith provides a remarkably comprehensive and objective account of this complex subject, adopting a long-view approach. The 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 WWI and earlier.
Contents
Preface
List of Photos and Maps
The Middle East and Palestine to 1914: An Overview
Ottoman Society, Palestine, and the Origins of Zionism, 1800-1914
World War I, Great Britain, and the Peach Settlements, 1914-1921
Palestine Between the Wars: Zionism, the Palestinian Arabs, and the British Mandate, 1920-1939
World War II and the Creation of the State of Israel, 1939-1949
The Beginning of the Arab-Israeli Conflict: The Search for Security, 1949-1957
From Suez to the Six-Day War, 1957-1967
War and the Search for Peace in the Middle East, 1967-1976
Lebanon, The West Bank, and the Camp David Accords: From Pariah to Partner: The PLO and the Quest for Peace in Global and Regional Contexts, 1984-1993
Israeli-Palestinian/Arab Negotiations and Agreements, 1993-1999
Visions in Disarray: Camp David 2000, The Palestinian Intifada, American Triumphalism, and Israeli Disengagement, 1999-2006
Selected Bibliography
Glossary
Index
Chronology
Authors
CHARLES D. SMITH is Professor of Middle East history in the Department of Near Eastern Studies, University of Arizona, USA.
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