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The War for Palestine
Rewriting the History of 1948

2nd Edition

Part of Cambridge Middle East Studies

Editors:
Eugene L. Rogan, University of Oxford
Avi Shlaim, University of Oxford

Rashid Khaldi, Benny Morris, Laila Parsons, Avi Shlaim, Eugene L. Rogan, Charles Tripp, Fawaz A. Gerges, Joshua Landis, Matthew Hughes, Madawi Al-Rasheed, Edward W. Said

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Date Published: February 2008
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format: Paperback
isbn: 9780521699341

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The 1948 war led to the creation of the state of Israel, the fragmentation of Palestine, and to a conflict which has raged across the intervening sixty years. The historical debate likewise continues and these debates are encapsulated in the second edition of The War for Palestine, updated to include chapters on Saudi Arabia and Lebanon. In a preface to this edition, the editors survey the state of scholarship in this contested field. The impact of these debates goes well beyond academia. There is an important link between the state of Arab-Israeli relations and popular attitudes towards the past. A more complex and fair-minded understanding of that past is essential for preserving at least the prospect of reconciliation between Arabs and Israel in the future. The rewriting of the history of 1948 thus remains a practical as well as an academic imperative.
- Leading scholars of the Middle East debate the genesis of the most intractable conflict of the twentieth century
- Updated edition includes a new preface and chapters on Saudi Arabia and Lebanon
- A fair-minded and critical assessment for students, professionals and policymakers
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'The result is a book which is rich in new material and new insights and which enhances considerably our understanding of the historical roots of the Arab-Israeli conflict.' The Middle East
' … a scholarly, readable volume that will provoke more debate …'. Reviews in History
'This stimulating guide to the complex political and military topography of the 1948 war sets new, rigorous standards for subsequent scholars, and should be required reading for anyone who needs to understand what the whole Arab-Israeli business is about.' Contemporary Review
'… a cogent and comprehensive work on the central event in the Middle East in the year 1948 … The War for Palestine demonstrates a dedication to empirical research and a determination to draw independent conclusions'. English Historical Review
'This volume presents important and original scholarship on the 1948 war … It succeeds in bringing together historians from different backgrounds and demonstrates their ability to communicate and jointly challenge historical myths.' American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences
'This critical look at internal factors on the Arab side is most welcome in order to understand the events of 1948.' Journal of Peace Research
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Product details
- Edition: 2nd Edition
- Date Published: February 2008
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521699341
- length: 310 pages
- dimensions: 226 x 159 x 16 mm
- weight: 0.42kg
- contains: 3 maps
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Preface to the second edition
Introduction
1. The Palestinians and 1948: the underlying causes of failure Rashid Khaldi
2. Revisiting the Palestinian exodus of 1948 Benny Morris
3. The Druze and the birth of Israel Laila Parsons
4. Israel and the Arab coalition in 1948 Avi Shlaim
5. Jordan and 1948: the persistence of an official history Eugene L. Rogan
6. Iraq and the 1948 war: mirror of Iraq's disorder Charles Tripp
7. Egypt and the 1948 war: internal conflict and regional ambition Fawaz A. Gerges
8. Syria and the Palestine War: fighting King 'Abdullah's 'Greater Syria Plan' Joshua Landis
9. Collusion across the Litani? Lebanon and the 1948 war Matthew Hughes
10. Saudi Arabia and the 1948 Palestine War: beyond official history Madawi Al-Rasheed
11. Afterword: the consequences of 1948 Edward W. Said.
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Editors
Eugene L. Rogan, University of Oxford
Eugene L. Rogan is University Lecturer in the Modern History of the Middle East and a Fellow of St Antony's College, University of Oxford. He is the author of Frontiers of the State in the Late Ottoman Empire (1999) and editor of Outside In: On the Margins of the Modern Middle East (2002). He is editor of The Contemporary Middle East series published by Cambridge.
Avi Shlaim, University of Oxford
Avi Shlaim is Professor of International Relations and a Fellow of St Antony's College, University of Oxford. He was a British Academy Research Professor in 2003–6 and he was elected Fellow of the British Academy in 2006. His previous publications include War and Peace in the Middle East: A Concise History (1995), The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World (2000) and Lion of Jordan: The Life of King Hussein in War and Peace (2008).
Contributors
Rashid Khaldi, Benny Morris, Laila Parsons, Avi Shlaim, Eugene L. Rogan, Charles Tripp, Fawaz A. Gerges, Joshua Landis, Matthew Hughes, Madawi Al-Rasheed, Edward W. Said