A brief history of Israel
By: Bernard Reich
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Facts On File
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 395
ISBN-13: 9780816083411
Subjects: Arab-Israeli conflict; History
Description: This book explores the history of the independent state of Israel, including the Arab-Israeli conflict, domestic politics, the economy, and international relations.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: From Biblical times to the Ottoman period; title: The prehistory of the state of Israel (c. 1880-1948); title: Political, economic, and military consolidation (1948-1967); title: From the Six-day War to the Yom Kippur war and its aftermath (1967-1975); title: The begin earthquake and peace with Egypt (1975-1979); title: From peace with Egypt to the Palestinian intifada (1979-1990); title: The Persian Gulf war and the Middle East peace process (1990-1996); title: The Netanyahu and Barak governments (1996-2000); title: The al-Aqsa intifada and Sharon's ascent to power (2000-2002); title: A new perspective on security (2002-2006); title: A continuing quest for peace (2006-present); title: Israel at sixty-three; title: Appendixes: Basic facts about Israel; title: Knesset election results; title: Glossary of political parties; title: Chronology.