Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Very Short Introduction Bunton Martin Associate Professor University of VictoriaPaperback
Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Very Short Introduction Bunton Martin Associate Professor University of VictoriaPaperback The conflict between Palestine and Israel is one of the most highly…
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Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Very Short Introduction Bunton Martin Associate Professor University of VictoriaPaperback
The conflict between Palestine and Israel is one of the most highly publicized and bitter struggles of modern times, a dangerous tinderbox always poised to set the Middle East aflame--and to draw the United States into the fire. Adopting a fresh and original approach, Bunton explores the Palestinian-Israeli dispute in twenty-year segments, to highlight the historical complexity of the conflict throughout successive decades. In this accessible and stimulating Very Short Introduction, Martin Bunton illuminates the history of the problem, reducing it to its very essence.
Each chapter starts with an examination of the relationships among people and events that marked particular years as historical stepping stones in the evolution of the conflict, including the 1897 Basle Congress, the 1917 Balfour Declaration and British occupation of Palestine, and the 1947 UN Partition Plan and the war