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A Half Century of Occupation: Israel, Palestine, and the World´s Most Intractable Conflict
Gershon Shafir
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Description for A Half Century of Occupation: Israel, Palestine, and the World´s Most Intractable Conflict
Hardback. The Israel-Palestine conflict is one of the world's most polarizing confrontations. Its current phase, Israel's "temporary" occupation of the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem, turns a half century old in June 2017. This book shows what is the occupation, why has it lasted so long, and how has it transformed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? Num Pages: 296 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152. .
The Israel-Palestine conflict is one of the world's most polarizing confrontations. Its current phase, Israel's temporary occupation of the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem, turned a half century old in June 2017. In these timely and provocative essays, Gershon Shafir asks three questions-What is the occupation, why has it lasted so long, and how has it transformed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? His cogent answers illuminate how we got here, what here is, and where we are likely to go. Shafir expertly demonstrates that at its fiftieth year, the occupation is riven with paradoxes, legal inconsistencies, and conflicting interests ... Read more
The Israel-Palestine conflict is one of the world's most polarizing confrontations. Its current phase, Israel's temporary occupation of the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem, turned a half century old in June 2017. In these timely and provocative essays, Gershon Shafir asks three questions-What is the occupation, why has it lasted so long, and how has it transformed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? His cogent answers illuminate how we got here, what here is, and where we are likely to go. Shafir expertly demonstrates that at its fiftieth year, the occupation is riven with paradoxes, legal inconsistencies, and conflicting interests ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520293502
SKU
V9780520293502
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About Gershon Shafir
Gershon Shafir is Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of California, San Diego, and the founding director of its Human Rights Program. He has served as President of the Association for Israel Studies and is the author or editor of ten books, among them Land, Labor, and the Origins of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, 1882-1914. He is also ... Read more
Reviews for A Half Century of Occupation: Israel, Palestine, and the World´s Most Intractable Conflict
An honest and informative critique of the 1967 occupation.
The Middle East Journal Shafir deserves credit for exploring how Palestinians and Israelis can find a path to achieve peace, equality, and justice. His analysis and suggestions deserve to be assessed and debated widely.
H-Net A Half Century of Occupation should be a part of any academics bookshelf. It ... Read more
The Middle East Journal Shafir deserves credit for exploring how Palestinians and Israelis can find a path to achieve peace, equality, and justice. His analysis and suggestions deserve to be assessed and debated widely.
H-Net A Half Century of Occupation should be a part of any academics bookshelf. It ... Read more