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The Palestine-Israel conflict
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ISBN: 1849646864 1785390481 1849646856 9781849646857 9781849646871 1849646872 9781849646864 9780745332161 0745332161 9780745332130 0745332137 Year: 2012 Publisher: London New York, NY

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The Palestine-Israel conflict is the most notorious and ingrained conflict of the twentieth, and now twenty-first, century. Yet the way it is reported in the media is often confusing, leading many to assume the hostilities stretch back to an ancient period. The Palestine-Israel Conflict is the first book to provide a clear, accessible, and annotated introduction that covers the full history of the region, from Biblical times until today. Perfect for the general reader, as well as students, it offers a comprehensive yet lucid rendering of the conflict, setting it in its proper historical context. Harms and Ferry show how today's violence is very much a product of recent history, with its roots in the twentieth century. This balanced account is now fully up to date, including the ongoing situation in Gaza, making it a valuable resource for anyone who wants a clear guide to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian territories, and its place in the history of Middle Eastern affairs.


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The time remaining
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ISBN: 0815651864 9780815651864 9780815610090 0815610092 Year: 2012 Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y.


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Political writings
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ISBN: 9780252036941 9780252097201 0252097203 0252036948 1322317984 0252085949 Year: 2012 Publisher: Urbana

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'Political Writings' offers an abundance of newly translated essays by Simone de Beauvoir that demonstrate a heretofore unknown side of her political philosophy.


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Leila Khaled : icon of Palestinian liberation
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ISBN: 1849646740 1849646732 9781849646741 9781849646734 9780745329512 0745329519 9780745329529 0745329527 9781849646758 1849646759 Year: 2012 Publisher: London Pluto Press

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Sarah Irving provides a fine portrayal of a compelling and mysterious figure from a tumultuous period in Palestinian history, mixing biography and historical critique to deliver a valuable insight into Leila Khaled's character as well as her extraordinary appeal as a revolutionary icon.


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The making and unmaking of a Zionist
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ISBN: 1849647534 1849647526 9781849647526 9781849647533 9781849647540 1849647542 9780745332765 0745332765 Year: 2012 Publisher: London New York, NY Pluto Distributed in the U.S.A. exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan

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Antony Lerman traces his five-decade personal and political journey from idealistic socialist Zionist to controversial critic of Zionism and Israeli policies towards the Palestinians.


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The limits of détente : the United States, the Soviet Union, and the Arab-Israeli conflict, 1969-1973
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ISBN: 1283656531 0300183348 9780300183344 030016713X 9780300167139 9781283656535 6613969036 9786613969033 Year: 2012 Publisher: New Haven London Yale University Press

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In the first book-length analysis of the origins of the October 1973 Arab-Israeli War, Craig Daigle draws on documents only recently made available to show how the war resulted not only from tension and competing interest between Arabs and Israelis, but also from policies adopted in both Washington and Moscow.Between 1969 and 1973, the Middle East in general and the Arab-Israeli conflict in particular emerged as a crucial Cold War battleground where the limits of détente appeared in sharp relief. By prioritizing Cold War détente rather than genuine stability in the Middle East, Daigle shows, the United States and the Soviet Union fueled regional instability that ultimately undermined the prospects of a lasting peace agreement. Daigle further argues that as détente increased tensions between Arabs and Israelis, these tensions in turn negatively affected U.S.-Soviet relations.


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Moshe Dayan : Israel's controversial hero
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ISBN: 1280772174 9786613682949 0300183259 9780300183252 0300149417 9780300149418 Year: 2012 Publisher: New Haven, Conn. Yale University Press

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Instantly recognizable with his iconic eye patch, Moshe Dayan (1915-1981) was one of Israel's most charismatic-and controversial-personalities. As a youth he earned the reputation of a fearless warrior, and in later years as a leading military tactician, admired by peers and enemies alike. As chief of staff during the 1956 Sinai Campaign and as minister of defense during the 1967 Six Day War, Dayan led the Israel Defense Forces to stunning military victories. But in the aftermath of the bungled 1973 Yom Kippur War, he shared the blame for operational mistakes and retired from the military. He later proved himself a principled and talented diplomat, playing an integral role in peace negotiations with Egypt.In this arresting biography, Mordechai Bar-On, Dayan's IDF bureau chief, offers an intimate view of Dayan's private life, public career, and political controversies, set against an original analysis of Israel's political environment from pre-Mandate Palestine through the early1980s. Drawing on a wealth of Israeli archives, accounts by Dayan and members of his circle, and firsthand experiences, Bar-On reveals Dayan as a man unwavering in his devotion to Zionism and the Land of Israel. Moshe Dayan makes a unique contribution to the history of Israel and the complexities of the Arab-Israeli conflict.


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The British Left and Zionism : history of a divorce
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ISBN: 1781706158 0719088127 Year: 2012 Publisher: Manchester : Manchester University Press,

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This study examines how the diverse strands of the British Left have interpreted the conflict in Palestine. From being overwhelmingly supportive of the Zionist movement's effort to build a Jewish state in Palestine and welcoming Israel's establishment the left, in the main, has become increasingly critical of Israel. The book examines the principal debates on the left over the Palestine/Israel conflict and the political realignment that they have helped to shape.


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The 1967 Arab-Israeli war : origins and consequences
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ISBN: 9781107002364 9780521174794 9780511751431 9781139224147 113922414X 0511751435 1139217623 9781139217620 1107002362 0521174791 9781139217620 1107226716 9781107226715 1139209566 9781139209564 1280774797 9781280774799 1139222430 9781139222433 9786613685186 6613685186 1139214543 9781139214544 1139220713 9781139220712 Year: 2012 Publisher: Cambridge Cambridge University Press

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The June 1967 war was a watershed in the history of the modern Middle East. In six days, the Israelis defeated the Egyptian, Syrian and Jordanian armies, seizing large portions of their territories. Two veteran scholars of the Middle East bring together some of the most knowledgeable experts in their fields to reassess the origins and the legacies of the war. Each chapter takes a different perspective from the vantage point of a different participant, those that actually took part in the war and also the world powers that played important roles behind the scenes. Their conclusions make for sober reading. At the heart of the story was the incompetence of the Egyptian leadership and the rivalry between various Arab players who were deeply suspicious of each other's motives. Israel, on the other side, gained a resounding victory for which, despite previous assessments to the contrary, there was no master plan.

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