Eugene L. Rogan / Avi Shlaim (eds.)

The War for Palestine

Rewriting the History of 1948
Herausgeber: Rogan, Eugene L.; Shlaim, Avi

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Produktbeschreibung

The updated second edition of The War for Palestine presents the most balanced assessment of the different perspectives of the genesis of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Contributions cover the creation of the state of Israel, the fragmentation of Palestine, the conflict of the intervening sixty years and the continuing historical debate.

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Produktdetails

• Cambridge Middle East Studies
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• 2 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 310
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. September 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 628g
• ISBN-13: 9780521875981
• ISBN-10: 0521875986
• Artikelnr.: 23884802

Autorenporträt

Eugene Rogan is Director of the Middle East Centre and a Fellow of St. Antony's College, University of Oxford. He is the author of Frontiers of the State in the Late Ottoman Empire (1999) and editor of Outside In: On the Margins of the Modern Middle East; The War for Palestine: Rewriting the History of 1948 (with Avi Shlaim, 2002).
Avi Shlaim is Professor of International Relations and a Fellow of St. Antony's College, University of Oxford. His previous publications include War and Peace in the Middle East: A Concise History (1995) and The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World (2000).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface to the second edition
Introduction
1. The Palestinians and 1948: the underlying causes of failure Rashid Khaldi
2. Revisiting the Palestinian exodus of 1948 Benny Morris
3. The Druze and the birth of Israel Laila Parsons
4. Israel and the Arab coalition in 1948 Avi Shlaim
5. Jordan and 1948: the persistence of an official history Eugene L. Rogan
6. Iraq and the 1948 war: mirror of Iraq's disorder Charles Tripp
7. Egypt and the 1948 war: internal conflict and regional ambition Fawaz A. Gerges
8. Syria and the Palestine War: fighting King 'Abdullah's 'Greater Syria Plan' Joshua Landis
9. Collusion across the Litani? Lebanon and the 1948 war Matthew Hughes
10. Saudi Arabia and the 1948 Palestine War: beyond official history Madawi Al-Rasheed
11. Afterword: the consequences of 1948 Edward W. Said.

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Preface to the second edition; Introduction; 1. The Palestinians and 1948: the underlying causes of failure Rashid Khaldi; 2. Revisiting the Palestinian exodus of 1948 Benny Morris; 3. The Druze and the birth of Israel Laila Parsons; 4. Israel and the Arab coalition in 1948 Avi Shlaim; 5. Jordan and 1948: the persistence of an official history Eugene L. Rogan; 6. Iraq and the 1948 war: mirror of Iraq's disorder Charles Tripp; 7. Egypt and the 1948 war: internal conflict and regional ambition Fawaz A. Gerges; 8. Syria and the Palestine War: fighting King 'Abdullah's 'Greater Syria Plan' Joshua Landis; 9. Collusion across the Litani? Lebanon and the 1948 war Matthew Hughes; 10. Saudi Arabia and the 1948 Palestine War: beyond official history Madawi Al-Rasheed; 11. Afterword: the consequences of 1948 Edward W. Said.

Rezensionen

'The result is a book which is rich in new material and new insights and which enhances considerably our understanding of the historical roots of the Arab-Israeli conflict.' The Middle East