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Palestine Betrayed
Efraim Karsh
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Description for Palestine Betrayed
Paperback. The 1947 UN resolution to partition Palestine irrevocably changed the political landscape of the Middle East, giving rise to six full-fledged wars between Arabs and Jews, countless armed clashes, blockades, and terrorism. This title tells the story from both the Arab and Jewish perspectives. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBP; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 304.
A searing account of the UN resolution to partition Palestine, and its bloody aftermath
“[A] tour de force. . . . With his customary in-depth archival research . . . clear presentation, and meticulous historical sensibility, Karsh argues . . . that Palestinians decided their own destiny and bear near-total responsibility for becoming refugees.”—Daniel Pipes, National Review
The 1947 UN resolution to partition Palestine irrevocably changed the political landscape of the Middle East, giving rise to six full-fledged wars between Arabs and Jews, countless armed clashes, blockades, and terrorism, as well as a profound shattering of ... Read more
A searing account of the UN resolution to partition Palestine, and its bloody aftermath
“[A] tour de force. . . . With his customary in-depth archival research . . . clear presentation, and meticulous historical sensibility, Karsh argues . . . that Palestinians decided their own destiny and bear near-total responsibility for becoming refugees.”—Daniel Pipes, National Review
The 1947 UN resolution to partition Palestine irrevocably changed the political landscape of the Middle East, giving rise to six full-fledged wars between Arabs and Jews, countless armed clashes, blockades, and terrorism, as well as a profound shattering of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300172348
SKU
V9780300172348
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About Efraim Karsh
Efraim Karsh is founding director and professor emeritus of Middle East and Mediterranean Studies, King’s College London. His books include Islamic Imperialism: A History; The Arab-Israeli Conflict: The Palestine War, 1948; Saddam Hussein: A Political Biography; and Empires of the Sand: The Struggle for Mastery in the Middle East, 1789–1923.
Reviews for Palestine Betrayed
“Tightly argued.”—Neil Caplan, Times Literary Supplement “Ephraim Karsh’s Palestine Betrayed tells in rich detail the story of the fall of the British Mandate and the rise of Israel, going a long way towards doing justice to the history at hand.”—Seth Frantzman, Jerusalem Post “A brave and exceedingly important piece of work.”—David Vital, author of A People Apart ... Read more