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Contesting the Past eBook Series

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  • The Israel-Palestine Conflict

    Contested Histories

    by Neil Caplan ...
    Series series Contesting the Past
    One of the "10 Must-Read Histories of the Palestine-Israel Conflict"—Ian Black, Literary Hub, on the 100th anniversary of the Balfour DeclarationThe new edition of the acclaimed text that explores the issues continuing to define the Israeli-Palestinian conflictNumerous instances of competing, sometimes incompatible narratives of controversial events are found throughout history. Perhaps the ... Read more

    $45.00 USD

  • The Israel-Palestine Conflict

    Contested Histories

    by Neil Caplan ...
    Series Book 16 - Contesting the Past
    The Israel-Palestine Conflict: Contested Histories provides non-specialist readers with an introduction and historical overview of the issues that have characterized and defined 130 years of the still unresolved Israeli-Palestinian conflict.Provides a fresh attempt to break away from polemical approaches that have undermined academic discussion and political debatesFocuses on a series of core ... Read more

    $94.00 USD

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    The Case for Israel is an ardent defense of Israel's rights, supported by indisputable evidence.Presents a passionate look at what Israel's accusers and detractors are saying about this war-torn country.Dershowitz accuses those who attack Israel of international bigotry and backs up his argument with hard facts.Widely respected as a civil libertarian, legal educator, and defense attorney ... Read more

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  • Islam without Extremes: A Muslim Case for Liberty

    A Muslim Case for Liberty

    by Mustafa Akyol ...
    A provocative manifesto for an interpretation of Islam that synthesizes liberal ideas and respect for the Islamic tradition.From furious reactions to the cartoons of Prophet Muhammad to the suppression of women, news from the Muslim world begs the question: is Islam incompatible with freedom? With an eye sympathetic to Western liberalism and Islamic theology, Mustafa Akyol traces the ideological ... Read more

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  • The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Very Short Introduction

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Martin Bunton ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    The conflict between Palestine and Israel is one of the most highly publicized and bitter struggles in history. In this accessible and stimulating Very Short Introduction, Martin Bunton clearly explains the history of the problem, reducing it to its very essence - a modern territorial contest between two nations and one geographical territory. Adopting a fresh and original approach, each section ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • The Unmaking of Israel

    "Closely argued and conditionally apocalyptic . . . Gorenberg outlines many reasonable steps Israel should take to disentangle religion from the state." —Jeffrey Goldberg, The New York Times Book ReviewProminent Israeli journalist Gershom Gorenberg offers a penetrating and provocative look at how the balance of power in Israel has shifted toward extremism, threatening the prospects for peace and ... Read more

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  • One State, Two States

    Resolving the Israel/Palestine Conflict

    “What is so striking about Morris’s work as a historian is that it does not flatter anyone’s prejudices, least of all his own,” David Remnick remarked in a New Yorker article that coincided with the publication of Benny Morris’s 1948: A History of the First Arab-Israeli War. With the same commitment to objectivity that has consistently characterized his approach, Morris now turns his attention to ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Contested Land, Contested Memory

    Israel's Jews and Arabs and the Ghosts of Catastrophe

    by Jo Roberts ...
    1948: As Jewish refugees, survivors of the Holocaust, struggle toward the new State of Israel, Arab refugees are fleeing, many under duress. Sixty years later, the memory of trauma has shaped both peoples' collective understanding of who they are.After a war, the victors write history. How was the story of the exiled Palestinians erased -- from textbooks, maps, even the land? How do Jewish and ... Read more

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  • The Case for Peace

    How the Arab-Israeli Conflict Can be Resolved

    In The Case for Peace, Dershowitz identifies twelve geopolitical barriers to peace between Israel and Palestine–and explains how to move around them and push the process forward. From the division of Jerusalem and Israeli counterterrorism measures to the security fence and the Iranian nuclear threat, his analyses are clear-headed, well-argued, and sure to be controversial. According to Dershowitz, ... Read more

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  • The Iron Cage

    The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood

    At a time when a lasting peace between the Palestinians and the Israelis seems virtually unattainable, understanding the roots of their conflict is an essential step in restoring hope to the region. In The Iron Cage, Rashid Khalidi, one of the most respected historians and political observers of the Middle East, homes in on Palestinian politics and history. By drawing on a wealth of experience and ... Read more

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  • Israel

    A History

    by Anita Shapira ...
    Series series The Schusterman Series in Israel Studies
    Written by one of Israel’s most notable scholars, this volume provides a breathtaking history of Israel from the origins of the Zionist movement in the late nineteenth century to the present day. Organized chronologically, the volume explores the emergence of Zionism in Europe against the backdrop of relations among Jews, Arabs, and Turks, and the earliest pioneer settlements in Palestine under ... Read more

    $25.99 USD