Table of Contents

Introduction: a new look at modern Palestine and Israel; 1. Fin de Siecle, 1856–1900: social tranquility and political drama; 2. Between tyranny and war, 1900–1918; 3. The mandatory state: colonialism, nationalization and cohabitation; 4. The 1948 war between Nakbah and Independence; 5. The age of partition, 1948–1967; 6. Greater Israel and occupied Palestine: the rise and fall of high politics, 1967–1987; Conclusion: post-Oslo Palestine and Israel.

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Pappe's history of Palestine is a unique contribution to the history of a troubled land.

About the Author

Ilan Pappe teaches politics at Haifa University in Israel. He has written extensively on the politics of the Middle East, and is well known for his revisionist interpretation of Israeli history and as a critic of Israel's policies towards the Palestinians. His books include The Making of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1947–1951 (1992/4) and The Israeli-Palestine Question (1999).

Reviews

'Pappe's latest work will inspire ...'. James Cullingham, Seneca College 'Along with the late Edward Said, Ilan Pappe is the most eloquent writer of Palestinian history. He is also one of the most scholarly ... here, for the first time, is a textbook on Palestine that narrates the real story as it happened - a non-Zionist version of Zionism ... To its credit, Cambridge university Press has published Pappe's pioneering and highly accessible work as an authoritative history.' New Statesman 'Ilan Pappe is a 'new historian' and this book is true to this label. It adopts a revisionist approach and it challenges the old ways in which the history of Palestine is written which makes it such an exciting read.' Ahron Bregman, King's College London, International Affairs ' ... Ilan Pappe has written a book that is lucid and fort[hright]. It is a unique contribution to the history of this troubled land, and all those concerned with developments in the Middle East will have to read ... Ilan Pappe's book is a valuable contribution to the historical research of Palestine as a general survey for those studying the subject. Designed for students and general readers, the book's new approach to the analysis of well-known events will be of interest to academics, journalists, foreign-policy makers, and to all those concerned with Palestine's complex past and its uncertain future. The inclusion of illustrations, maps, short biographies, a glossary of terms, a bibliography, and a reliable index further increases the usefulness of the book.' Quarterly Journal of African and Asian Studies 'Pappe's new book is lucid and readable: its historical scope, taking up the story in 1856, is useful and welcome because unusual, as is its desire to distance the narrative of the peoples living on the land of Mandate Palestine from their respective nationalisms - and to incorporate the subaltern classes to balance out the overwhelming prominence of elites in the existing historiography.' Tribune '... excellent analysis of the historical background to the present state of the Israel-Palestine conflict. ... a thoughtful and well-researched volume which needs to be read by anyone who has an interest in the region's histories, politics and faiths.' Reviews in Religion and Theology