The Arab-Israeli Conflict - An Introduction and Documentary Reader

This textbook examines the diplomatic and historical setting within which the Arab-Israeli conflict has developed, and gives students the opportunity to study the Middle East peace process through a presentation of primary documents that have been instrumental in the development of the conflict from the mid-1800s through the present. This third edition includes an updated and expanded introduction and a significant expansion of the number of documents. The Arab-Israeli Conflict:

• includes an extensive introductory chapter which presents the history of the conflict and covers events from the nineteenth century to the present day
• presents 120 of the most important and widely cited documents in the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in an edited form to highlight key elements
• incorporates a number of pedagogical aids, including the (edited) original documents, maps, and boxed sections that offer greater explanation of detailed topics
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