The Israel-Palestine conflict : a history /

The British short story writer Saki (H. H. Munro) once described the island of Crete as a place that has produced more history than could be consumed locally. The same might be said of Palestine (as it came to be called after World War I), the territory that includes the contemporary State of Israel...

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Main Author: Gelvin, James L., 1951- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2021.
Edition:Fourth edition.
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Summary:The British short story writer Saki (H. H. Munro) once described the island of Crete as a place that has produced more history than could be consumed locally. The same might be said of Palestine (as it came to be called after World War I), the territory that includes the contemporary State of Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (or simply, Gaza). The area in question is quite small. It stretches from the Mediterranean Sea in the west to the Jordan River in the east and from Lebanon in the north to the Gulf of Aqaba and the Sinai Peninsula in the south. Israel in its commonly recognized borders is roughly the size of the state of New Jersey. And Israel comprises almost eighty percent of the territory in question.
Physical Description:xii, 323 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781108488686
1108488684
9781108738637
110873863X