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Neil Caplan - The Israel-Palestine Conflict. Contested Histories.  - 9781405175395 - V9781405175395
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The Israel-Palestine Conflict. Contested Histories.

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Description for The Israel-Palestine Conflict. Contested Histories. The Israel-Palestine Conflict: Contested Histories offers non-specialist readers insights into the causes and consequences of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. A general introduction is followed by a detailed historical overview of the issues that have defined more than a century of political tensions and open hostilities. Series: Contesting the Past. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; GTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 618.

The Israel-Palestine Conflict: Contested Histories provides non-specialist readers with an introduction and historical overview of the issues that have characterized and defined 130 years of the still unresolved Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

  • Provides a fresh attempt to break away from polemical approaches that have undermined academic discussion and political debates
  • Focuses on a series of core arguments that the author considers essentially unwinnable
  • Introduces readers to the major historiographical debates sparked by the dispute
  • Encourages readers to consider more useful ways of explaining and understanding the conflict, and to go beyond trying to prove who is ‘right’ and 'wrong'

"This volume suggests a fresh and ... Read more

"An impressive and very valuable work. One could not ask for a better short history of the conflict. Caplan offers readers a study that is extremely well-informed, resolutely fair-minded, and filled with thoughtful insights."
Mark Tessler, University of Michigan

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Product Details

Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Series
Contesting the Past
Number of Pages
336
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405175395
SKU
V9781405175395
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Neil Caplan
A native of Montreal, Neil Caplan received his Ph.D. from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Since retiring from teaching in 2008 he has held an affiliate position in the History Department of Concordia University and is Scholar-in-Residence at Vanier College, both in Montreal. He is the author of numerous scholarly articles and eight books, including Futile Diplomacy, ... Read more

Reviews for The Israel-Palestine Conflict. Contested Histories.
"Caplan provides a brisk and balanced account of [the history of the Israel-Palestine conflict]. But he also maneuvers deftly between and above the Arab and Zionist narratives and helpfully defines the main historiographical disputes that keep scholars arguing—included loaded terminology like 'terrorism' and 'resistance.' [His book] looks at the core arguments 'that seem to deadlock protagonists and historians alike,' explaining ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for The Israel-Palestine Conflict. Contested Histories.


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