Title: A history of modern Palestine : one land, two peoples /
Authors: Pappé, Ilan
Publisher: Cambridge University Press,
Year: 2006
Subjects: Palestine History
Abstract: Ilan Pappe traces the history of the Palestine from the Ottomans in the 19th century, through the British Mandate, the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948, and the subsequent wars and conflicts which have dominated this region. This second edition includes the events of the 1990s and early 21st century.
Contents: Fin de siecle, 1856-1900 : social tranquility and political drama -- Between tyranny and war, 1900-1918 -- The mandatory state : colonialism, nationalization and cohabitation -- Between Nakbah and independence : the 1948 war -- The age of partition, 1948-1967 -- Greater Israel and occupied Palestine : the rise and fall of high politics, 1967-1987 -- The uprising and its political consequences, 1987-1996 -- A post Zionist moment of grace? -- The suicidal track : the death of Oslo and the road to perdition -- Postcript : the Post-Arafat era and the new Sharon age.