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Now in its fourth edition, James L. Gelvin's award-winning account of the conflict between Israel and Palestine offers a compelling, accessible and current introduction for students and general readers. The book traces the struggle from the emergence of nationalism among the Jews of Europe and the Arab inhabitants of Ottoman Palestine through to the present, exploring the external pressures and internal logic that have propelled it. Placing events in Palestine within the framework of global history, The Israel-Palestine Conflict: A…
Both students and general readers will enjoy Gelvin's lively conversational style, which creates an accessible introduction to the Israel-Palestine conflict
The conflict is brought to life using a range of materials including biographical sketches, eyewitness accounts, poetry, fiction, and official documentation, supporting student understanding
The fourth edition will bring readers up-to-date with additional material on the Oslo Accord and its demise, and the Trump presidency, alongside an expanded glossary and suggestions for further reading.
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James L. Gelvin,University of California, Los Angeles
James L. Gelvin is Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History at the University of California, Los Angeles. A specialist in the modern social and cultural history of the Arab East, he is author of The New Middle East: What Everyone Needs to Know (2017), The Modern Middle East: A History (2020), editor of The Contemporary Middle East in an Age of Upheaval (2021), and co-editor of Global Muslims in the Age of Steam and Print, 1850-1930 (2013). His books have been translated into Italian, Portuguese, Hungarian, Turkish, Arabic, and Polish. In 2015, Gelvin received the Middle East Studies Association's Undergraduate Education Award.