The Land and Its Lure -- Cultures of Nationalism -- Zionism and the Colonization of Palestine -- World War I and the Palestine Mandate -- From Nationalism in Palestine to Palestinian Nationalism -- From the Great Revolt through the 1948 War -- Zionism and Palestinian Nationalism: A Closer Look -- The Arab-Israeli Conflict -- The Palestinian National Movement Comes of Age -- Coming Full Circle: The Era of Oslo
Summary
"The British short story writer Saki (H.H. Munro) once described the island of Crete as a place that has produced more history than could be consumed locally. The same might be said of Palestine (as it came to be called after World War I), the territory that includes the contemporary State of Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip (or simply, Gaza). The area in question is quite small. It stretches from the Mediterranean Sea in the west to the Jordan River in the east and from Lebanon in the north to the Gulf of Aqaba and the Sinai Peninsula in the south. Israel in its commonly recognized borders is roughly the size of the state of New Jersey. And Israel comprises almost 80 percent of the territory in question"-- Provided by publisher
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