The West Bank and Gaza Strip
Subtitle: a geography of occupation and dissent
By: Elisha Efrat.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2005
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
Subjects: Arab-Israeli conflict -- Occupied territories; Palestinian Arabs -- Politics and government; Military occupation -- Social aspects -- West Bank; Military occupation -- Social aspects -- Gaza Strip; Israel -- Government policy -- West Bank; Israel -- Government policy -- Gaza Strip; Israel -- Politics and government -- 1993-; West Bank -- Politics and government; Gaza Strip -- Politics and government
Description: "This text examines the contemporary political geography of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Descriptive in nature, it documents the changes and developments since 1967 as well as the recent disengagement from Gaza. The book is supplemented by numerous maps and covers issues including demography; Jewish settlements; water and natural resources; transport infrastructure; planning; partition plans for Jerusalem; settlement policy; the Separation Fence; and the Palestinian State." "One of the first books to tackle this contentious subject from a geographical rather than a political or historical perspective, this text will be of interest to both undergraduate and graduate students studying the Israel-Palestine conflict."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The scope of geography and occupation; title: The West Bank, a Jewish-Arab struggle for sovereignty; title: Jerusalem, reunited but actually divided; title: The Gaza Strip, from Jewish bloc-settlement to disengagement; title: The Palestinian State; title: Occupation and delusions.