Israel since the Six-day War
Subtitle: tears of joy, tears of sorrow
By: Leslie Stein
Publisher: Polity Press; Polity
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Cambridge, UK
Language: eng
Number of pages: 441
ISBN-13: 9780745647265
Subjects: Israel-Arab War, 1967; History
Other titles: Tears of joy, tears of sorrow
Description: Completing his acclaimed trilogy on the history of Israel, Stein vividly chronicles Israel's wars and military engagements, but also incorporates fascinating assessments of many other issues, including Israel's economic development, the nature of the PLO and Palestinian Authority, and Israeli settlements in the West Bank and Gaza. Furthermore, Stein explores broader social issues, such as extremist Jewish movements and the varying fortunes of migrants from Russia and Ethiopia.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [418]-428) and index.
Table of contents: title: The early aftermath of the six-day war; title: The war of attrition and the prelude to the Yom Kippur war; title: The Yom Kippur war; title: Major events over the years 1974-1979; title: The decade of the 1980s; title: The fateful 1990s; title: The al-Aqsa Intifada; title: Beyond the al-Aqsa Intifada; title: Social and economic developments.